• EunKyo Kang, Jihye Lee, Jiyeon Choo, JeongHee Min, and Young Ho Yun.
• Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Jongno gu, Seoul, Korea; Institute for Public Health and Medical Service, Seoul National University Hospital, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea.
• J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 Jun 1; 59 (6): 1239-1247.

ContextAdvance care planning (ACP) in a healthy general population could improve the quality of care when a health problem arises.ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of video decision support aid in increasing the intention to document ACP in the general healthy population.MethodsIn this randomized controlled trial, we enrolled 250 members of the general population (aged 20 years and older and determined to be healthy), stratified by age and sex. The intervention was a video that provided information about ACP and end-of-life care options such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and palliative care. An attention-control arm was given a booklet about advance directives. Primary outcome was a change in intention to document ACP. Secondary outcomes included the intention to refuse CPR at terminal status, CPR and palliative care knowledge score, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.ResultsAbout 250 participants were randomly assigned, half to the video-assisted intervention group and half to the attention-control group. Within one week postintervention, the intention to document ACP was significantly higher in the video-assisted intervention arm (68.0% vs. 39.2%; P < 0.001), and changes in the intention to document ACP were significantly greater in the video group than in the brochure group (P = 0.008; Δ = 14.4%). Palliative care knowledge score was also significantly increased in the video group (P = 0.036).ConclusionA well-constructed video decision support intervention can increase the intention to document ACP in the general population that presumably had little opportunity to discuss ACP with physicians.Copyright © 2019 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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