“The future is probably now”: understanding of illness, uncertainty and end-of-life discussions in older adults with heart failure and family caregivers
October 7, 2019Tension around autonomy increases family conflict at end of life
October 15, 2019Decision support intervention (Plan Well Guide) for patients and their substitute decision-makers to improve engagement in advance carte planning: protocol for a randomised trial
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/9/e027897.fullThe purpose of this randomised trial is to evaluate the efficacy of a decision support intervention for serious illness decisions (the Plan Well Guide decision aid; www.PlanWellguide.com) in increasing the engagement of substitute decision-makers (SDMs) in the patient’s advance care planning process (ie, ‘ACP engagement’), specifically the SDM’s confidence and readiness for the role in the future.