Advance planning of medical treatments for all patients with any health problem.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Adult, not-too-frail, primary care patients receive a cost-free facilitation for creating an advance directive at their primary care physician's practice.
Sponsors
Universität Witten Herdecke
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: GP patients aged 18 years and older with a frailty score of six or less.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • not able to give consent • Ill with limited life expectancy with a frailty score of seven to nine • Permanent residence in a care facility • insufficient language skills for participation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Description of expectations of, and experiences with, the consultation process of Advance Care Planning Germany through a longitudinal qualitative interview study. 2) Description of quantitative results documented in resulting advance directives. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAchim;Alexandra Mortsiefer;Schmidt
Universität Witten Herdecke;Universität Witten Herdecke
Outcome results
None listed