Facilitating advance care planning in the general practice setting for patients with a chronic, life-limiting illness: protocol for a phase-III cluster-randomized controlled trial and process evaluation of the ACP-GP intervention

Abstract Background Advance care planning (ACP), a process of communication about patients’ preferences for future medical care, should be initiated in a timely manner. Ideally situated for this initiation is the general practitioner (GP). The intervention to improve the initiation of ACP for patien...

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Main Authors: Julie Stevens, Peter Pype, Kim Eecloo, Luc Deliens, Koen Pardon, Aline De Vleminck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-021-00796-1