The Effect of Advance Care Planning Intervention on Hospitalization Among Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Issued Date
2022-09-01
Resource Type
ISSN
15258610
eISSN
15389375
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85136456757
Pubmed ID
35964662
Journal Title
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Volume
23
Issue
9
Start Page
1448
End Page
1460.e1
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Vol.23 No.9 (2022) , 1448-1460.e1
Suggested Citation
Pimsen A., Kao C.Y., Hsu S.T., Shu B.C. The Effect of Advance Care Planning Intervention on Hospitalization Among Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Vol.23 No.9 (2022) , 1448-1460.e1. 1460.e1. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2022.07.017 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/85580
Title
The Effect of Advance Care Planning Intervention on Hospitalization Among Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the effect of advance care planning (ACP) interventions on the hospitalization of nursing home residents. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Setting and Participants: Nursing homes and nursing home residents. Methods: A literature search was systematically conducted in 6 electronic databases (Embase, Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, AgeLine, and the Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection), in addition to hand searches and reference list checking; the articles retrieved were those published from 1990 to November 2021. The eligible studies were randomized controlled trials, controlled trials, and pre-post intervention studies describing original data on the effect of ACP on hospitalization of nursing home residents; these studies had to be written in English. Two independent reviewers appraised the quality of the studies and extracted the relevant data using the Joanna Briggs Institute abstraction form and critical appraisal tools. A study protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42022301648). Results: The initial search yielded 744 studies. Nine studies involving a total of 57,180 residents were included in the review. The findings showed that the ACP reduced the likelihood of hospitalization [relative risk (RR) 0.54, 95% CI 0.47-0.63; I2 = 0%)], it had no effect on emergency department (ED) visits (RR 0.60, 95% CI 0.31-1.42; I2 = 99), hospice enrollment (RR 0.98, 95% CI 0.88-1.10; I2 = 0%), mortality (RR 0.83, 95% CI 0.68-1.00; I2 = 4%), and satisfaction with care (standardized mean difference: −0.04, 95% CI −0.14 to −0.06; I2 = 0%). Conclusion and Implications: ACP reduced hospitalizations but did not affect the secondary outcomes, namely, ED visits, hospice enrollment, mortality, and satisfaction with care. These findings suggest that policy makers should support the implementation of ACP programs in nursing homes. More robust studies are needed to determine the effects of ACP on ED visits, hospice enrollment, mortality, and satisfaction with care.