A Literature Review of Interventional Studies Promoting Advanced Care Planning for Patients with Chronic Respiratory Disease

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to clarify the elements of recommended practice from a literature review of interventional studies that promote advance care planning (ACP) in patients with chronic respiratory diseases.

Methods: This study performed a search of literature regarding studies on interventions that support ACP in patients with chronic respiratory diseases. The bibliographic databases PubMed, CINAHL with Full Text, and Ichushi ver. 5 were used to find related studies published until December 2017.

Results: The review of the interventional studies revealed the following recommended practice elements: targets of ACP, assessment of the potential needs of ACP intervention, number of meetings with ACP intervention practitioners, provision of information on ACP, provision of information on artificial respiration, and sharing records on ACP.

Conclusion: The results indicated way of thinking of subjects suitable for ACP as understood from the results of interventional studies, and significance of practice elements recommended for promoting ACP.