Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Despite significant morbidity and mortality among patients with decompensated cirrhosis, reported rates of advance directive (AD) completion and goals of care discussions (GCDs) between patients and providers are very low. We aimed to improve these rates by implementing a hepatologist-led advance care planning (ACP) intervention. MEASURES:Rates of AD and GCD completion, as well as self-reported barriers to ACP. INTERVENTION:Provider-led ACP in patients with decompensated cirrhosis without a prior documented AD. OUTCOMES:Sixty-two patients were seen over 115 clinic visits. After the intervention, AD completion rates increased from 8% to 31% and GCD completion rates rose from 0% to 51%. Women (P = 0.048) and nonmarried adults (P = 0.01) had greater changes in AD completion compared to men and married adults, respectively. Needing more time during visits was seen as the major barrier to ACP among providers. CONCLUSIONS/LESSONS LEARNED:Addressing provider and system-specific barriers dramatically improved documentation rates of ACP.
journal_name
J Pain Symptom Managejournal_title
Journal of pain and symptom managementauthors
Patel A,Kogekar N,Agarwal R,Cohen C,Esteban JP,Pourmand K,Tsai E,Harty A,Pelham-Braithwaite A,Perumalswami P,Dieterich D,Schiano Tdoi
10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.12.355subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-04-01 00:00:00pages
864-870issue
4eissn
0885-3924issn
1873-6513pii
S0885-3924(19)31060-7journal_volume
59pub_type
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