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September 10, 2025Open Access

A Rapid Review of Advance Care Planning Interventions, Strategies, and Communication Approaches in Dementia Care

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TPTharin PhenwanKAKanthee AnantapongSSSupakorn Sripaew

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Overview

Rapid review highlights increased uptake of advance care planning in dementia, suggesting tailored communication strategies may improve outcomes.

Key Points

  • Advance care planning interventions showed increased uptake in people with dementia and their families.
  • Twenty-five studies revealed mixed results for secondary outcomes like carer burden and quality of life.
  • Communication strategies included shared decision-making frameworks to support advance care planning.
  • Study quality varied, highlighting the need for standardised outcomes and broader cultural adaptation.

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Phenwan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1d98554b1d3bfb60fb53fhttps://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.28.25334659
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