Advance care planning for frail elderly: are we missing a golden opportunity? A mixed-method systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusion ACP is an effective and feasible strategy to facilitate frail elderly to express their healthcare wishes timely and improve their outcomes. This study could provide proof for a better understanding of the subject and help direct future clinical practice. More well-designed randomised controlled trials evaluating the most effective ACP interventions and tools are needed for the frail elderly population. PROSPERO registration number CRD42022329615.
Source: BMJ Open - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Open access, Nursing Source Type: research