Advance care planning: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials conducted with older adults

Highlights • We reviewed the use of advanced care planning with older adults across settings. • The study specifically targeted the implementation of randomised controlled trials. • Only nine randomised controlled trials were identified, two conducted in nursing homes. • The Oxford Quality Scale sho...

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Published in:Maturitas 2016-09, Vol.91, p.101-109
Main Authors: Weathers, Elizabeth, O’Caoimh, Rónán, Cornally, Nicola, Fitzgerald, Carol, Kearns, Tara, Coffey, Alice, Daly, Edel, O’Sullivan, Ronan, McGlade, Ciara, Molloy, D.William
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advance care directives
Advance Care Planning
Aged
Health Services for the Aged
Humans
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Older adults
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Systematic review
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Summary:Highlights • We reviewed the use of advanced care planning with older adults across settings. • The study specifically targeted the implementation of randomised controlled trials. • Only nine randomised controlled trials were identified, two conducted in nursing homes. • The Oxford Quality Scale showed that all studies had some risk of bias across all quality criteria. • Future randomised controlled trials should be better designed to measure the effects of advanced care planning on patients.
ISSN:0378-5122
1873-4111
DOI:10.1016/j.maturitas.2016.06.016