Effects of different types of Advance Care Planning workshops: A scoping review protocol

TL;DR

This study aims to review and analyze the effectiveness of different types of workshops designed to improve advance care planning, helping to identify best practices and research gaps.

Contribution

The study introduces a systematic scoping review protocol to map and evaluate existing ACP workshops, identifying effective training methods and knowledge gaps.

Findings

ACP workshops are effective in improving understanding and engagement in advance care planning.

Systematic analysis of workshops will reveal training limitations and research trends.

The review will provide a standardized framework for future ACP training design.

Abstract

Advance Care Planning(ACP) plays a crucial role in ensuring that patients’ wishes are respected and fulfilled, helping to improve the quality of care and the efficient use of resources. Achieving effective ACP promotion depends on appropriate education and training. Evidence exists that ACP workshops are feasible and effective in enhancing the understanding, competence, confidence, and engagement in ACP among trainees. Systematic summary and analysis of existing ACP workshop-related research will help identify knowledge gaps and research trends in the current field and provide a standardized framework and empirical support for future training design.

The overall aim of this scoping review was to systematically map existing literature about ACP workshops, provide an overview of the contents and effects of various ACP workshops, and identify limitations and gaps in knowledge.

This scoping review will adhere to the JBI methodology and the results will reported according to the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Relevant articles will be systematically searched in six electronic databases (Pubmed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar). The research on ACP workshops conducted in any population will be included. Two reviewers individually selected the studies: first by screening titles and abstracts and second by screening full-text articles. A third reviewer will arbitrate discrepancies during the screening process. Extract data in a standardized manner using forms that have undergone team review, and data will then be synthesized and interpreted.

This scoping review will identify effective training methods, topics, and research gaps by comparing the content and effectiveness of different workshops, which will help to form best practices and enhance the effectiveness of ACP training.

REGISTRATION DETAILS: Open Science Framework under https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/2ZUP6.