Abstract

Advance care planning (ACP) is a dynamic decision-making process that assists people to construct and communicate their preferences for end of life care. Two decades of research have shown that when preferences are not known, undesirable outcomes may occur for individuals and other surrogate decision-makers. Barriers to advance planning can be addressed through educational programs, especially through existing community-based groups. The purpose of this study was to examine internal and external influences within the decision-making context that may affect individuals' decisions to engage and re-engage in ACP. The Decision Process Model for Advance Care Planning provided the conceptual framework for this secondary analysis of data from a prospective quasi-experimental research project.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3282210; ProQuest document ID: 304850000. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Karen Joy Vander Laan, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Kappa Epsilon at-Large

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Quasi-Experimental Study, Other

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Outcomes of Decision-making, End-of-Life Decisions, Personal Health Care Decisions

Advisor

Gwen Wyatt

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Michigan State University

Degree Year

2007

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-02-20

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