A Portal-based Advance Care Planning Intervention Among Community-Dwelling Persons Living With Cognitive Impairment

Description

The purpose of this research is to examine the feasibility of using a patient portal based advance care planning (ACP) tool to improve ACP discussions and documentation in persons living with cognitive impairment in outpatient primary care.

Conditions

Advanced Care Planning

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Study overview

The purpose of this research is to examine the feasibility of using a patient portal based advance care planning (ACP) tool to improve ACP discussions and documentation in persons living with cognitive impairment in outpatient primary care.

A Portal-based Advance Care Planning Intervention Among Community-Dwelling Persons Living With Cognitive Impairment

A Portal-based Advance Care Planning Intervention Among Community-Dwelling Persons Living With Cognitive Impairment

Condition
Advanced Care Planning
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Winston-Salem

Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age 65 years old and older
  • * Diagnosis of recognized or probable mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia or elevated eRADAR score
  • * Completed visit with their primary care provider (PCP) within the past 12 months and have upcoming PCP visit in next 6 months
  • * Have an active patient portal account
  • * Lives in a long-term care facility
  • * Severe vision impairment/blindness (as they need to be able to read portal messages)
  • * Enrolled in hospice
  • * Lacks decisional capacity as deemed by PCP

Ages Eligible for Study

65 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Wake Forest University Health Sciences,

Jennifer Gabbard, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study Record Dates

2025-07-30