An Educational Video Intervention to Increase Advance Care Planning Knowledge and Advance Directive Completion for Community-Dwelling Veterans
Abstract
Advance Care Planning is the process by which patients with the healthcare provider and family
establish values, goals, and preferences for future care. Advance Directives provide written
documentation of patients wishes for future care following Advance Care Planning
conversations. The problem exists that only 17% of adults have had Advance Care Planning
discussions with a healthcare provider and 18-36% have completed an Advance Directive. Lack
of knowledge and awareness regarding ACP is the most common reason people have not
completed an Advance Directive. The purpose of this quasi-experimental Doctor of Nursing
Practice pilot project was to determine if an educational video intervention increased Advance
Care Planning knowledge and Advance Directive completion in 30 community-dwelling
Veterans whom are members of American Legion or Veterans of Foreign War Posts. Videos
from the Nous Foundation were utilized for this educational intervention. Veterans were
administered a questionnaire before and after the educational video intervention. This study
supported the use of an educational video intervention to increase Advance Care Planning
knowledge and increase participants plan to complete an Advance Directive. The implementation
of this pilot project benefits the physical, psychological, psychosocial, spiritual, and financial
well-being of patients, families, providers, healthcare organizations, and society.
Degree
D.N.P.
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