NCT02211287

Promoting Informed Decision Making Through Advance Care Planning

Promoting Informed Decision Making and Effective Communication Through Advance Care Planning for People With Dementia and Their Family Carers

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 420 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Queen's University, Belfast · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the application of a best-practice Advance Care Planning (ACP) model for individuals living with dementia in a sample of nursing homes in Northern Ireland

Conditions

• Dementia
• Neurodegenerative Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	'Comfort Care at the End of Life for Persons with Dementia'	A guide for caregivers to provide information on the trajectory of the disease, clinical issues, decision-making processes, and symptom management. The guide is written in a Q\&A form and can help answer frequent family questions.
OTHER	Project Nurse - ACP Facilitator	A nurse will receive training in the 'Respecting Choices Facilitator Curriculum' - an online program consisting of a series of six critical thinking modules designed for healthcare professionals who want to enhance their ACP facilitation skills. Local training resources in Northern Ireland will supplement.

Timeline

• Primary completion: 2015-08-01
• Completion: 2016-08-01
• First posted: 2014-08-07
• Last updated: 2014-08-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom