Advance care planning after hospital discharge: qualitative analysis of facilitators and barriers from patient interviews

Abstract Background Patients who engage in Advance Care Planning (ACP) are more likely to get care consistent with their values. We sought to determine the barriers and facilitators to ACP engagement after discharge from hospital. Methods Prior to discharge from hospital eligible patients received a...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Peck, Sabira Valiani, Peter Tanuseputro, Sunita Mulpuru, Kwadwo Kyeremanteng, Edward Fitzgibbon, Alan Forster, Daniel Kobewka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-018-0379-0