Advance Care Planning, Chronic Disease, Communication Research
Conditions
Brief summary
this project seeks to: validate results of ACP framework pilot study in a larger randomized controlled trial (rates and quality of ACP documentation) prior to using participatory design to develop an Electronic Health Record (EHR)-tethered patient portal delivered ACP communication guide, tailored for use in busy primary care settings, incorporating patients, caregivers, and primary care providers
Interventions
OTHERPatient Centered Medical Home Based Electronic Framework for Advance Care Planning
The intervention tested a pre-visit ACP workflow centered around a framework sent via secure Electronic Health Record (EHR)-linked patient portal in a real world clinical setting. The primary objectives were to determine its impact on frequency and quality of ACP documentation.
Sponsors
Ohio State University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* must have an activated patient portal account over 50 years of age scheduled for a well visit appointment or chronic visit follow up English speaking
Exclusion criteria
* under 50 * inactive patient portal account
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Presence of Advance Care Planning (ACP) documentation as noted in description | 4 weeks post-intervention | Presence of Electronic Health Record problem list based ACP documentation or presence of Electronic Health Record scanned completed Advance Directive document |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed