Developing Strategies to Improve Advance Care Planning in Long Term Care Homes: Giving Voice to Residents and Their Family Members
Table 2
Interview domains and sample questions for LTC staff.
Interview domains
Sample questions
Perceptions of ACP
(i) What is the difference between advance care planning and care planning? (ii) How does advance care plan support you in providing resident-centered care
Facilitating conversations
(i) What qualities and skills are required to initiate and carry out a conversation regarding advance care planning? (ii) How do you initiate advance care planning conversations? (a) Location? (b) Certain phrases or wording? (c) Timing? (d) Who do you include in the conversation? (e) With a reluctant resident or family member?
Implementing ACP
(i) What are key facilitators or barriers to doing care planning in long term care homes? (ii) Would it be helpful to have documentation guidelines to assist us in creating guidelines for care planning? If so, what would you suggest?
