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ABSTRACT: Context
High-quality advance care planning (ACP) discussions are important to ensure patient receipt of goal-concordant care; however, there is no existing tool for assessing ACP communication quality.Objectives
The objective of this study was to develop and validate a novel instrument that can be used to assess ACP communication skills of clinicians and trainees.Methods
We developed a 20-item ACP Communication Assessment Tool (ACP-CAT) plus two summative items. Randomized rater pairs assessed residents' performances in video-recorded standardized patient encounters before and after an ACP training program using the ACP-CAT. We tested the tool for its 1) discriminating ability, 2) interrater reliability, 3) concurrent validity, 4) feasibility, and 5) raters' satisfaction.Results
Fifty-eight pre/post-training video recordings from 29 first-year internal medicine residents at Mount Sinai Hospital were evaluated. ACP-CAT reliably discriminated performance before and after training (median score 6 vs. 11, P < 0.001). For both pre/post-training encounters, interrater reliability was high for ACP-CAT total scores (intraclass correlation coefficient or ICC = 0.83 and 0.82) and the summative items Overall impression of ACP communication skills (ICC = 0.73 and 0.80) and Overall ability to respond to emotion (ICC = 0.83 and 0.82). Concurrent validity was shown by the strong correlation between ACP-CAT total score and both summative items. Raters spent an average of 4.8 minutes to complete the ACP-CAT, found it feasible, and were satisfied with its use.Conclusion
ACP-CAT provides a validated measure of ACP communication quality for assessing video-recorded encounters and can be further studied for its applicability with clinicians in different clinical contexts.
SUBMITTER: Yuen JK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7189328 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yuen Jacqueline K JK Kelley Amy S AS Gelfman Laura P LP Lindenberger Elizabeth E EE Smith Cardinale B CB Arnold Robert M RM Calton Brook B Schell Jane J Berns Stephen H SH
Journal of pain and symptom management 20190911 1
<h4>Context</h4>High-quality advance care planning (ACP) discussions are important to ensure patient receipt of goal-concordant care; however, there is no existing tool for assessing ACP communication quality.<h4>Objectives</h4>The objective of this study was to develop and validate a novel instrument that can be used to assess ACP communication skills of clinicians and trainees.<h4>Methods</h4>We developed a 20-item ACP Communication Assessment Tool (ACP-CAT) plus two summative items. Randomize ...[more]