The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of an individually transtheoretical model (TTM) tailored intervention on the completion of advance care planning (ACP) behaviors.
This will be a randomized controlled trial examining the effect of an individually TTM-tailored intervention on the proportion of middle-age and older persons recruited from primary care practices who complete four ACP behaviors (completion of a living will, assignment of a health care proxy, and communication with loved ones and with their clinician about views on quality versus quantity of life) over six months, compared with usual care.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
909
Participants are assessed for four different behaviors that together represent complete ACP engagement: communication with loved ones about views on quality of life versus quantity of life, communication with clinicians about views on quality of life versus quantity of life, assignment of a health care surrogate, and completion of a living will. The system takes the results of the assessment and results in an individualized feedback report. For individuals in early stages of change for a given behavior, the feedback focuses on changing attitudes, a necessary prerequisite for changing behavior, by addressing common barriers and by reminding individuals they can engage in small steps.
Participants are assessed for four different behaviors that together represent complete ACP engagement: communication with loved ones about views on quality of life versus quantity of life, communication with clinicians about views on quality of life versus quantity of life, assignment of a health care surrogate, and completion of a living will. Participants in this group will not receive any components of the TTM intervention.
Northeast Medical Groups
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Number of Participants Who Completed Four ACP Activities: Communication With Loved Ones About Quality Versus Quantity of Life, Completion of a Living Will, Assignment of a Healthcare Agent, and Confirmation of Documents in the Electronic Health Record.
The primary outcome of the study is to assess the proportion of participants that have completed the four ACP behaviors. The measure will be coded as a binary outcome where 'yes' indicates the completion of all 4 behaviors and 'no' indicates no completing the 4 behaviors.
Time frame: 6 months
Number of Participants Who Complete a Living Will
Time frame: 6-months
Number of Participants Who Assign a Healthcare Agent
Time frame: 6 months
Number of Participants Who Communicate With a Loved One About Quality Versus Quantity of Life
Time frame: 6 months
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