PhD student Peiyuan Zhang and Dr. John Cagle Published in
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Peiyuan and Dr. Cagle have a new paper published in American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. The study explores whether previous medical decision-making involvement for a loved one is associated with one’s own ACP conversations with family and the potential mediating effect of knowledge of a loved one’s end-of-life treatment preferences. Using data from 2016 Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist Four-Country Survey on Aging and End-of-Life Medical Care, they found that participants in the nationally derived sample were largely confident in their knowledge of a deceased loved one’s end-of-life treatment preferences. Additionally, the involvement in a loved one’s medical decision making was significantly associated with higher odds of having ACP conversations with family (OR = 1.93, P = .01), but this relationship was significantly mediated by knowledge of one’s end-of-life treatment preferences (b = .31, Boot CI = .12-.49). And More details can be found at [Zhang P, Cagle JG. Previous Experience in Medical Decision Making and Advance Care Planning Conversations: Findings From a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®. 2023;0(0). doi:10.1177/10499091231174621].