The effects of advance care planning on end-of-life care: A systematic review

Advance care planning is the process of discussing and recording patient preferences concerning goals of care for patients who may lose capacity or communication ability in the future. Advance care planning could potentially improve end-of-life care, but the methods/tools used are varied and of uncertain benefit. Outcome measures used in existing studies are highly variable.

To present an overview of studies on the effects of advance care planning and gain insight in the effectiveness of different types of advance care planning.