Journal
of Pain and Symptom Management, 2019 57(6) p.1166
Sellars,
Marcus; Simpson, Jamie; Kelly, Helana; et al
Volunteer involvement in ACP has not been clearly
described in the literature. This study aimed to map
research on volunteer involvement in ACP, identify
outcomes associated with ACP volunteer models, and
determine gaps in existing knowledge. The results obtained will help to inform strategies that will maximize
volunteer effectiveness and performance monitoring
in ACP delivery. A positive finding from the review was that most of
the volunteer-led ACP facilitation programs reported
improvements in the frequency of completion of
ACP conversations or advance care directives, compared with having
no ACP initiative in place. In addition, volunteers in
both facilitation and education roles became more
comfortable discussing ACP as they became more
experienced in their role.
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