Randomized Trial: Advance Care Planning for Black and White Older Adults With Serious Illness
In a study published in JAMA, researchers compared the effectiveness of facilitated and self-guided advance care planning (ACP) approaches among Black and White adults 65 and older who are living with serious illness. They found that ACP completion within one year did not differ significantly between the two approaches within either racial group, though among Black participants completion was higher with the facilitated approach (71% vs. 62%), while among White participants it was higher with the self-guided approach (78% vs. 68%). The authors conclude that ACP completion was not significantly different between approaches within racial groups.