Advance directives for health care and research Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group:
One- to two-hour meetings once monthly over three months. First and third meetings will be with trained social workers, at the home of the older adult or proxy. Sec
Sponsors
Research Centre on Aging (Canada)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Community-dwelling French-speaking individuals 2. Aged 70 years and over, either sex 3. Living in the Sherbrooke area in the province of Quebec 4. No cognitive deficits 5. Agree to designate a potential French-speaking proxy living in the same area
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Mental disorders (International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition [ICD-9], section 5) 2. Some diseases of the nervous system and sense organs (ICD-9, section 6) 3. Deafness 4. Blindness 5. Alcoholism
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prediction accuracy of substitute decision-making. Concordance assessments will be measured at 3 months and 12 months after the end of the intervention, using the same procedure as at baseline. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rates of written ADs. Three months and 12 months post-intervention, participants will be asked whether they have indicated their healthcare and/or research preferences in writing. | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed