Abstract:
CONTEXT:Substantive discussions between loved ones are necessary for effective advance care planning. Although multiple tools are currently in use for promoting conversations, the content and clinical relevance of the conversations they stimulate is unknown. OBJECTIVE:To describe the content and clinical relevance of conversations that occur during a nonfacilitated end-of-life conversation game. METHODS:Using convenience sampling, we scheduled adult volunteers to participate in an end-of-life conversation game (2-6 individuals per game; n = 68). Participants discussed 20 questions about death, dying, or end-of-life issues. Games lasted up to two hours and were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using a conventional qualitative content analysis approach to identify emerging themes. RESULTS:Participants (n = 68) were primarily Caucasian (94%), females (68%), with mean age of 51.3 years (SD 0.7). Seventeen games were analyzed. Four primary themes emerged during game conversations: 1) the importance of people, relationships, and the roles played during end-of-life decision making, 2) values, beliefs, and preferences related to end-of-life care and the dying period, 3) considerations about preparing for the aftermath of one's death, and 4) the relevance of stories or experiences for informing one's own end-of-life preferences. CONCLUSIONS:Topics discussed during a nonfacilitated end-of-life conversation game are substantive and address important issues for advance care planning.
journal_name
J Pain Symptom Managejournal_title
Journal of pain and symptom managementauthors
Van Scoy LJ,Reading JM,Scott AM,Chuang C,Levi BH,Green MJdoi
10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.03.021subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-11-01 00:00:00pages
655-662issue
5eissn
0885-3924issn
1873-6513pii
S0885-3924(16)30299-8journal_volume
52pub_type
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