2020
DOI: 10.1071/ah19238
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Assessment of advance care planning documentation for residents of residential aged care facilities presenting to the emergency department

Abstract: ObjectiveThis study assessed the availability and quality of advance care planning (ACP) documentation among older residential aged care facility (RACF) residents who presented to the emergency department (ED). MethodsA prospective review of the medical records of RACF residents aged ≥75 years who presented to the ED from May to June 2018 was conducted. Availability of ACP was determined based on the presence of an ACP document inclusive of an advance care directive (ACD) in the medical record. The quality of … Show more

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“…Of the 22 included studies, most ( n = 12) were from the United States [ 4 , 20 23 , 27 , 30 33 , 37 , 39 ], followed by Australia ( n = 4) [ 11 , 24 , 29 , 35 ], Canada ( n = 2) [ 26 , 38 ], South Korea [ 34 ], Germany [ 28 ], the United Kingdom [ 25 ] and Switzerland [ 36 ] ( n = 1 each). The earliest study was published in 1996, the most recent in 2019, with over half ( n = 13) of the research published after 2010.…”
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“…Of the 22 included studies, most ( n = 12) were from the United States [ 4 , 20 23 , 27 , 30 33 , 37 , 39 ], followed by Australia ( n = 4) [ 11 , 24 , 29 , 35 ], Canada ( n = 2) [ 26 , 38 ], South Korea [ 34 ], Germany [ 28 ], the United Kingdom [ 25 ] and Switzerland [ 36 ] ( n = 1 each). The earliest study was published in 1996, the most recent in 2019, with over half ( n = 13) of the research published after 2010.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…3 ). Availability in the geriatric population varied broadly between 1.1% [ 26 , 34 ] and 48.8% [ 35 ] (Fig. 3 ).…”
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“…SDM about goals of care can be particularly challenging in the ACE Program if a resident cannot participate (Chua et al, 2020). The "person responsible" is often a family member.…”
Section: Developing Evidence-based Decision Support Toolsmentioning
confidence: 99%