Effectiveness of an Advance Care Planning Intervention in Adults Receiving Dialysis and Their Families
Mi-Kyung Song,
Amita Manatunga,
Laura Plantinga
et al.
Abstract:ImportanceEvidence of effectiveness of advance care planning (ACP) strategies for patients receiving dialysis and their families is needed.ObjectivesTo test the effectiveness of an ACP intervention to prepare patients and their surrogates for end-of-life (EOL) decision-making and to improve surrogate bereavement outcomes.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis cluster randomized clinical trial, An Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of SPIRIT (Sharing Patients’ Illness Representations to Increase Trust) in ESRD, … Show more
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