Chronically homeless persons' participation in an advance directive intervention: A cohort study.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Chronically homeless individuals have high rates of hospitalization and death, and they may benefit from the completion of advance directives. AIM:To determine the rate of advance directive completion using a counselor-guided intervention, identify characteristics associated with advance directive completion, and describe end-of-life care preferences in a group of chronically homeless individuals. DESIGN:Participants completed a survey and were offered an opportunity to complete an advance directive with a trained counselor. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 205 residents of a shelter in Canada for homeless men (89.1% of those approached) participated from April to June 2013. RESULTS:Duration of homelessness was ⩾12 months in 72.8% of participants, and 103 participants (50.2%) chose to complete an advance directive. Socio-demographic characteristics, health status, and health care use were not associated with completion of an advance directive. Participants were more likely to complete an advance directive if they reported thinking about death on a daily basis, believed that thinking about their friends and family was important, or reported knowing their wishes for end-of-life care but not having told anyone about these wishes. Among individuals who completed an advance directive, 61.2% named a substitute decision maker, and 94.1% expressed a preference to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the event of a cardiorespiratory arrest if there was a chance of returning to their current state of health. CONCLUSION:A counselor-guided intervention can achieve a high rate of advance directive completion among chronically homeless persons. Most participants expressed a preference to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the event of a cardiorespiratory arrest.

journal_name

Palliat Med

journal_title

Palliative medicine

authors

Leung AK,Nayyar D,Sachdeva M,Song J,Hwang SW

doi

10.1177/0269216315575679

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-09-01 00:00:00

pages

746-55

issue

8

eissn

0269-2163

issn

1477-030X

pii

0269216315575679

journal_volume

29

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