Availability of Advance Care Planning Documentation for Older Emergency Department Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Autor:	Platts-Mills TF; 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, North Carolina.; 2 Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, North Carolina., Richmond NL; 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, North Carolina., LeFebvre EM; 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, North Carolina., Mangipudi SA; 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, North Carolina., Hollowell AG; 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, North Carolina., Travers D; 3 Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Nursing, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, North Carolina., Biese K; 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, North Carolina.; 2 Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, North Carolina., Hanson LC; 2 Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, North Carolina., Volandes AE; 4 Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital , Boston, Massachusetts.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of palliative medicine [J Palliat Med] 2017 Jan; Vol. 20 (1), pp. 74-78. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Sep 13.
DOI:	10.1089/jpm.2016.0243
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Increasing advance care planning (ACP) among older adults is a national priority. Documentation of ACP in the electronic health record (EHR) is particularly important during emergency care. Objective: We sought to characterize completion and availability of ACP among a subset of older patients at an academic emergency department (ED) with an integrated EHR. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, patients were eligible if aged ≥80 years or aged 65-79 with ≥1 indicator of high risk for short-term mortality. Patient-reported completion of ACP and availability of ACP documentation in the EHR were assessed. Results: Among study patients (n = 104), 59% reported completing some form of ACP: living will 52%, heathcare power of attorney 54%, do not resuscitate 38%, and medical orders for scope of treatment or physician orders for life-sustaining treatment 6%. Whites were more likely to report having some form of ACP than minorities (66% vs. 37%, p < 0.01), as were patients aged ≥80 years than those aged 65-79 (79% vs. 44%, p < 0.01). Only 13% of all patients had either a current code status or any other current ACP documentation in the EHR. Among patients whose primary care provider uses the same EHR system as the study ED, only 19% had a current code status or any other ACP documentation in the EHR. Conclusion: In a sample of older ED patients likely to benefit from ACP, few patients had documented end-of-life care preferences in the EHR. Competing Interests: Author Disclosure Statement No competing financial interests exist.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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