frail geriatric patients
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1:video-supported nurse-led advance care planning
Group 2:Health education programme
Sponsors
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients will be eligible if they are 1. aged >=60 years; 2. frail (FRAIL scale>=1)41; 3. able to communicate, and 4. cognitively intact (MMSE>17) at the time of recruitment. Patients will be asked to nominate an informal carer who will likely be a substitute decision maker for them in future healthcare to participate in the study. Carers will be eligible if they are: 1. aged >=18 years; 2. identified as the primary informal carer to a participating patient; and 3. communicable in Chinese. Patient-carer dyads will be recruited with patients can join without a carer but carers cannot join without a corresponding patient in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients will be excluded if they have already signed an AD or have been referred to palliative care service before the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Completion of advance directives; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactDoris Yin Ping Leung
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed