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September 23, 2025BMC Palliative CareOpen Access

Experiences and perspectives of older adults in nursing homes and their families participating in advance care planning: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

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YLYanping LiLFLi FangYLYuli Li

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Overview

Qualitative meta-synthesis reveals factors influencing advance care planning participation in nursing homes, suggesting improved strategies.

Key Points

  • Participants recognized advance care planning as a facilitator for communication and emotional expression, enhancing end-of-life care.
  • Qualitative synthesis identified three main themes: attitudes towards planning, individualized needs, and implementation factors affecting participation.
  • The thematic synthesis method was used to analyze data from 21 qualitative studies undertaken in nursing home settings.
  • Improving advance care planning uptake requires tailored support tools and compassion-focused training for healthcare staff.

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Li et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d46fdc31b076d99fa6a7abhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-025-01886-0
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