Effect of the preparewebsite vs an easy-to-read advance directive on advance care planning documentation and engagement among veterans a randomized clinical trial

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1102-1109

  Sudore, Rebecca L ^a,b   Boscardin, John ^a   Feuz, Mariko A ^a,b   McMahan, Ryan D ^a,b   Katen, Mary T ^a,b   Barnes, Deborah E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; ARTICLE; CALIFORNIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF CONCEPT; VETERAN; WEB BROWSER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOCUMENTATION; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERANS HEALTH;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 85027278060     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.1607     Document Type: Article

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