2018
Increasing engagement in advance care planning using a behaviour change model: study protocol for the STAMP randomised controlled trials
Fried TR, Redding CA, Martino S, Paiva A, Iannone L, Zenoni M, Blakley LA, Rossi JS, O'Leary J. Increasing engagement in advance care planning using a behaviour change model: study protocol for the STAMP randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e025340. PMID: 30099405, PMCID: PMC6089328, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvance care planningUsual careCare planningACP engagementAppropriate Institutional Review BoardSafety Monitoring CommitteeComputer-tailored feedbackMotivational enhancement therapySurrogate decision makersInstitutional review boardHigh-quality endBehavior changePrimary outcomeEligible participantsPrimary careMedical recordsOutpatient practiceLife careVA sitesRandomisationEnhancement therapyMonitoring committeeReview boardCommunity studyBehavior change models
2017
Engagement in Advance Care Planning and Surrogates’ Knowledge of Patients’ Treatment Goals
Fried TR, Zenoni M, Iannone L, O'Leary J, Fenton BT. Engagement in Advance Care Planning and Surrogates’ Knowledge of Patients’ Treatment Goals. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2017, 65: 1712-1718. PMID: 28317097, PMCID: PMC5555783, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvance care planningQuantity of lifeTreatment goalsSurrogate knowledgeCare planningVeterans Affairs Medical CenterPatients' treatment goalsCohort study SETTINGKnowledge of patientsCommunity-dwelling veteransHealth care proxyLife-sustaining treatmentSurrogates' perspectivesMultivariable analysisPrimary careSevere illnessMedical CenterSevere physical disabilitiesVeterans' ratingsACP engagementProxy completionStudy settingPhysical disabilitySurrogate reportsSizeable proportion