Randomized Clinical Trial Examines Facilitator-Led Interventions and Self-Administered Tools in Advance Care Planning Engagement

(Via Yale School of Medicine) Patient engagement in advance care planning (ACP) is an important and yet challenging goal for clinicians. Several tradeoffs exist between facilitator-led ACP interventions and their required resources compared with self-administered tools.

A randomized clinical trial led by Yale researchers sought to determine the effect of two clinician-led activities, motivational interviewing (MI) and motivational enhancement therapy, (MET) and one self-administered tool, computer-tailored print feedback (CTPF), on increasing ACP engagement as compared with usual care. Researchers examined the use of different tools in the care of nearly 500 patients at VA Connecticut Healthcare System between 2017 and 2020. Read more…