Journal article
Healthcare providers' experiences with advance care planning and goals of patient care medical treatment orders in residential aged care facilities: an explanatory descriptive study
RS Martin, BJ Hayes, A Hutchinson, P Yates, WK Lim
Internal Medicine Journal | WILEY | Published : 2022
DOI: 10.1111/imj.15374
Abstract
Background: Advance care planning (ACP) is a process by which people communicate their healthcare preferences and values, planning for a time when they are unable to voice them. Within residential aged care facilities (RACF), both the completion and the clarity of ACP documents are varied and, internationally, medical treatment orders have been used to address these issues. Aims: In this study, goals of patient care (GOPC) medical treatment orders were introduced alongside usual ACP in three RACF to improve healthcare decision-making for residents. This study explored the experiences of RACF healthcare providers with ACP and GOPC medical treatment orders. Methods: The study used an explanato..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge Northern Health Foundation for a Small Research Grant for the study, and Northern Health Aged Care Research Department and The University of Melbourne for research scholarships for the principal researcher. There were no study sponsors further to these grants. The researchers are independent from the funders.