Implementing an Advance Care Planning Intervention in Community Settings with Older Latinos: A Feasibility Study
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
Keywords
advance care planning, advance directives, healthcare provider communication, Latino/Hispanic, qualitative research, social work issues
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2016.0504
Abstract
Background: Older Latinos with serious medical conditions such as cancer and other chronic diseases lack information about advance care planning (ACP). ACP Intervention (ACP-I Plan) was designed for informational and communication needs of older Latinos to improve communication and advance directives (ADs).
Objective: To determine the feasibility of implementing ACP-I Plan among seriously ill, older Latinos (≥50 years) in Southern New Mexico with one or more chronic diseases (e.g., cancer, heart disease, renal/liver failure, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and HIV/AIDS).
Design: We conducted a prospective, pretest/post-test, two-group, randomized, community-based pilot trial by using mixed data collection methods.
Setting/Subjects: Older Latino/Hispanic participants were recruited from community-based settings in Southern New Mexico.
Methods: All participants received ACP education, whereas the intervention group added: (1) emotional support addressing psychological distress; and (2) systems navigation for resource access, all of which included interactive ACP treatment decisional support and involved motivational interview (MI) methods. Purposive sampling was guided by a sociocultural framework to recruit Latino participants from community-based settings in Southern New Mexico. Feasibility of sample recruitment, implementation, and retention was assessed by examining the following: recruitment strategies, trial enrollment, retention rates, duration of MI counseling, type of visit (home vs. telephone), and satisfaction with the program.
Results: We contacted 104 patients, enrolled 74 randomized to usual care 39 (UC) and treatment 35 (TX) groups. Six dropped out before the post-test survey, three from TX before the post-test survey because of sickness (n = 1) or could not be located (n = 2), and the same happened for UC. Completion rates were 91.4% UC and 92.3% TX groups. All participants were Latino/Hispanic, born in the United States (48%) or Mexico (51.4%) on average in the United States for 25 years; majority were female, 76.5%; 48.6% preferred Spanish; and 31.4% had less than sixth-grade education. Qualitative data indicate satisfaction with the ACP-I Plan intervention.
Conclusions: Based on enrollment and intervention completion rates, time to completion tests, and feedback from qualitative post-study, follow-up interviews, the ACP-I Plan was demonstrated to be feasible and perceived as extremely helpful.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Palliative Medicine, v. 20, issue 9, p. 984-993
Scholar Commons Citation
Nedjat-Haiem, Frances R.; Carrion, Iraida V.; Gonzalez, Krystyna; Quintana, Alejandra; Ell, Kathleen; O'Connell, Mary; Thompson, Beti; and Mishra, Shiraz I., "Implementing an Advance Care Planning Intervention in Community Settings with Older Latinos: A Feasibility Study" (2017). Social Work Faculty Publications. 212.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sok_facpub/212
