Effect of Educational Session Including Lived Experiences from Local First Responders on Community Readiness to Complete Advance Directives

ECU Author/Contributor (non-ECU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)

Stephanie Benson (Creator)

Institution

East Carolina University (ECU )

Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Abstract: Although Advanced Care Planning and Advance Directives are effective tools for communicating an individual’s wishes, if they become unable to speak for themselves, they are underutilized, and their purpose is frequently misunderstood. This project aimed to use current literature, information from the North Carolina Office of Emergency Management, and the lived experiences of local first responders to create a community-specific advance directive education program. Project impact was measured using pre-and post-education readiness rulers to quantify the participants' readiness to create an advance directive. All participants reported an increased readiness after viewing the education material. While this project's generalizability is limited due to sample size and recruitment method, it successfully increased community members' readiness to create an advance directive.

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Publication

Other

Language: English

Date: 2023

Subjects

advance care plan;advance directive;first responder;education

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