The PREPARE for Your Care program increases advance care planning engagement among diverse older adults with cancer.
Sarah S NouriDeborah E BarnesYing ShiAiesha M VolowNikita ShirsatAnne L KindermanHeather A HarrisRebecca L SudorePublished in: Cancer (2021)
Advance care planning (ACP) is the process of sharing values, goals, and preferences for medical care, but engagement in ACP is low among older adults with cancer. Among 986 English- and Spanish-speaking older adults from a safety net hospital, an interactive, multimedia, web-based ACP program (PREPARE for Your Care at https://prepareforyourcare.org/) plus an easy-to-read advance directive increased ACP documentation and engagement more than an advance directive alone. There were no differences in this increase in ACP between older adults with cancer and older adults without cancer. Also, engaging in ACP did not result in increased depression or anxiety.