An Integrated Approach to Selecting a Prepared Medical Decision-Maker.
Advance care planning
advance directives
cancer
medical power of attorney
prognosis
surrogate medical decision-maker
Journal
Journal of pain and symptom management
ISSN: 1873-6513
Titre abrégé: J Pain Symptom Manage
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8605836
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2021
06 2021
Historique:
received:
23
09
2020
revised:
01
12
2020
accepted:
04
12
2020
pubmed:
22
12
2020
medline:
10
7
2021
entrez:
21
12
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We implemented a systematic multidisciplinary process to engage new outpatients with cancer in selecting and preparing a medical decision-maker. Templated advance care planning notes and medical power of attorney documents were used in the electronic health record by the third office visit. Patients were coached to meet with social work from a "culture of yes," viewed a video about the importance of selecting a prepared medical a decision-maker in English or in Spanish, and referenced cards containing simple explanations of advance directives when responding to advance directive questions. A total of 351 patients were evaluated. By visit 3, there was no increase in documented social work advance care planning notes in intervention or scanned medical power of attorney documents in the electronic health record. This systematic multidisciplinary approach did not engage new outpatients with cancer in preparing a medical decision-maker. More active physician involvement and varied ways of engagement are needed.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
We implemented a systematic multidisciplinary process to engage new outpatients with cancer in selecting and preparing a medical decision-maker.
MEASURES
Templated advance care planning notes and medical power of attorney documents were used in the electronic health record by the third office visit.
INTERVENTION
Patients were coached to meet with social work from a "culture of yes," viewed a video about the importance of selecting a prepared medical a decision-maker in English or in Spanish, and referenced cards containing simple explanations of advance directives when responding to advance directive questions.
OUTCOMES
A total of 351 patients were evaluated. By visit 3, there was no increase in documented social work advance care planning notes in intervention or scanned medical power of attorney documents in the electronic health record.
CONCLUSIONS/LESSONS LEARNED
This systematic multidisciplinary approach did not engage new outpatients with cancer in preparing a medical decision-maker. More active physician involvement and varied ways of engagement are needed.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33348030
pii: S0885-3924(20)30938-6
doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.12.006
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1305-1310Informations de copyright
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