Caregiving Burden and Wellbeing From the Meta-LARC Cluster Randomized Trial of Advance Care Planning in Primary Care for Patients With Serious Illness

Key Points

• This research aims to assess the impact of different approaches to advance care planning on caregiving burden and wellbeing.
• Conducted a cluster randomized trial comparing team-based and clinician-focused advance care planning approaches.
• Evaluated care planning outcomes for patients with serious illnesses in primary care settings.
• Measured the alignment of care with patients' important values.
• Found no significant differences in most caregiving burden outcomes between team-based and clinician-focused approaches.
• Patients reported better outcomes when care was aligned with their values.