O-47 “A useful icebreaker” or “jumping the gun”: examining the usefulness of the vignette technique in cancer specific advance care planning

Abstract

Communication aids can facilitate advance care planning (ACP) conversations. The vignette technique involves using scenarios of sensitive clinical circumstances to explore research participants’ perspectives. Its use in ACP research remains unexplored. To examine the use of the vignette technique in ACP discussions with cancer patients and their caregivers. Secondary analysis using qualitative methods on data from three previous studies examining cancer patients’ and caregivers’ perspectives on ACP and the acceptability of a cancer specific ACP intervention. Four vignettes depicting patients in different stages of cancer assisted with ACP considerations in each stage. Data was extracted from..