Advance care planning, a multi-centre cluster randomised clinical trial: the research protocol of the ACTION study

Advance care planning, a multi-centre cluster randomised clinical trial: the research protocol of the ACTION study

Background: Awareness of preferences regarding medical care should be a central component of the care of patients with advanced cancer. Open communication can facilitate this but can occur in an ad hoc or variable manner. Advance care planning (ACP) is a formalized process of communication between p...

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Main Authors: Rietjens, Judith A. C., Korfage, Ida J., Dunleavy, Lesley, Preston, Nancy J., Jabbarian, Lea J., Christensen, Caroline Arnfeldt, de Brito, Maja, Bulli, Francesco, Caswell, Glenys, Červ, Branka, van Delden, Johannes, Deliens, Luc, Gorini, Giuseppe, Groenvold, Mogens, Houttekier, Dirk, Ingravallo, Francesca, Kars, Marijke C., Lunder, Urška, Miccinesi, Guido, Mimić, Alenka, Paci, Eugenio, Payne, Sheila, Polinder, Suzanne, Pollock, Kristian, Seymour, Jane, Simonič, Anja, Johnsen, Anna Thit, Verkissen, Mariëtte N., de Vries, Esther, Wilcock, Andrew, Zwakman, Marieke, van der Heide, Agnes
Format: Article
Published: BioMed Central 2016
Subjects:
Advance care planning
Oncology
Quality of life
Medical decision-making
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34318/

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