Increasing rates of Advance Care Planning for individuals with Dementia

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1105809

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Advanced care planning improves care provided to individuals with dementia at the end of life, and lessens the burden on surviving carers and relatives.However, more than half of all people with dementia do not have an advance care plan. This study will test the effectiveness of a strategy to increase use of a website that has been developed by Alzheimer's Australia to assist people with dementia to document an advance care plan.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 01-01-2021

Funding Scheme: Targeted Calls

Funding Amount: $574,421.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Aged Health Care

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

dementia | gerontology | internet service delivery | randomised controlled trial (RCT) | terminal care

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