Advance care planning in 21st century Australia: a systematic review and appraisal of online advance care directive templates against national framework criteria.

Conclusions More research is needed to understand how online resources can optimally elicit and record consumers' individual preferences for future care. Future iterations of the framework should address online availability and provide a simple rating system to inform choice and drive quality improvement.What is known about the topic? Online availability of ACD templates provides consumers with an opportunity for advance care planning outside of formal healthcare settings. While online availability has advantages, there is a risk that templates may be biased either for or against medical treatment and may not elicit directives that are appropriately informed by reflection on personal values and discussion with family and health professionals.What does this paper add? This is the first attempt at monitoring the quality and bias of online ACD templates designed for use in Australia.What are the implications for practitioners? The results of this review provide a description and quality index to assist consumers and clinicians in deciding which online ACD template to use or recommend. PMID: 26027723 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian Health Review - Category: Hospital Management Authors: Tags: Aust Health Rev Source Type: research