Advance care planning for geriatric patients - needs and challenges from the perspective of patients and relatives - A qualitative interview study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00036387

Enrollment

Registered

2025-03-12

Start date

2024-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-22

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Conditions

Geriatrics, Advance Care Planning

Interventions

Group 1: One-time interviews with patients and relatives

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

70 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: geriatric patients undergoing outpatient, day-care or inpatient treatment - Sufficient cognitive abilities according to medical assessment - Consent to audio recording of the interview

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients and relatives who do not sufficiently understand written and spoken German - Patients and relatives who are younger than 70 years of age - Patients and relatives who are too burdened by the overall situation (assessment by the clinical team)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To gain a comprehensive understanding of the experiences and needs of geriatric patients for conversations about advance care planning. The focus is on: exploring the patient's perspective on their own understanding of illness, attitudes towards dying and serious illness, identifying needs, opportunities and barriers to conversations about advance care planning and identifying suitable framework conditions for implementing a possible intervention on advance care planning.	—

Measure

Time frame

To gain a comprehensive understanding of the experiences and needs of geriatric patients for conversations about advance care planning. The focus is on: exploring the patient's perspective on their own understanding of illness, attitudes towards dying and serious illness, identifying needs, opportunities and barriers to conversations about advance care planning and identifying suitable framework conditions for implementing a possible intervention on advance care planning.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary endpoint planned	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactNatalie Berges

Klinik und Poliklinik für Altersmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Halle

natalie.berges@uk-halle.de03455577105

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 29, 2026