Table 3 Characteristics of the studies included in the review
From: Factors related to advance directives completion among cancer patients: a systematic review
Authors Year | Aim | Country | Methodology | Sample and setting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wang et al. 2021 [36] | To describe the knowledge and preferences of ADs and EOL care decisions of patients with brain tumors | China | cross-sectional | Patients from Cancer Hospital, Chinese 316 Brain Tumor Patients |
Cohen et al. 2021 [37] | To investigate of the potential association between ACP and hope in advanced cancer | USA | cross-sectional | 672 patients with cancer from 17 medical oncology practices within the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer |
Berkowitz et al. 2021 [38] | To investigate of components of ACP in patients with cancer as compared with patients with noncancer serious illness referred to palliative care | USA | cross-sectional | 1,604 patients with cancer and 1,094 patients without cancer in Duke University Medical Center |
Bar-Sela et al. 2021 [39] | To investigate of evaluate the barriers and motives among Israeli cancer patients regarding ACP | Israel | mixed-methods | 109 Israeli advanced cancer patients from the Division of Oncology at Rambam |
Rodenbach et al. 2020 [40] | To investigate of relationships between patients’ worry about dying and their illness understanding, treatment preferences, and ACP | USA | cross-sectional | 672 patients with solid tumors at 17 cancer clinics in western Pennsylvania |
Brown et al. 2016 [19] | To evaluate patients’ knowledge regarding ADs | USA | prospective study | 110 gynecologic cancer patients from Anderson Gynecologic Oncology Clinic in Houston |
Kish et al. 2000 [41] | To investigate of describe cancer patients admitted to an ICU with and without ADs | USA | prospective study | 872 patients with Malignancy in Anderson Cancer Center |
Dow et al. 2010 [42] | To investigate of determine with which of their physicians patients preferred to discuss ADs | USA | Qualitative/ Semi-structured interviews | 75 patients with cancer in Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center Hematology |
Kubi et al. 2020 [43] | To investigate of oncology patients’ preferences surrounding ACP with a focus on the choice of which health care providers to have the conversation with and the timing of conversations | USA | cross-sectional | 200 oncology patients from the surgical oncology and medical oncology units of Johns Hopkins Hospital |
Saeed et al. 2019 [44] | investigate of effect of income and education on the completion of ADs | USA | cross-sectional | 256 patients were had stage IV nonhematologic cancer or stage III cancer in the Rochester/Buffalo, New York, and Sacramento, California regions |
Prater et al. 2019 [45] | investigate of determine the impact of advance care planning (ACPEOL) among a sample of hospice-referred patients with cancer | USA | retrospective cohort | 1185 patients with a primary diagnosis of cancer from a Midwestern academic medical center |
Bires et al. 2018 [46] | Investigate of understand the various challenges and personal beliefs regarding ACP through interviews with two groups: patients undergoing active cancer treatment and their oncology providers | USA | Qualitative/ semi-structured interview | 10 oncology providers and 20 patients from 39 to 69 years in multispecialty, ambulatory care cancer center in the Atlantic region |
McDonald et al. 2017 [31] | Investigate of awareness and prevalence of ADs among patients with advanced cancer undergoing active outpatient care and to determine factors associated with AD completion before and after the diagnosis of cancer | Canada | cross-sectional | 395 patients with advanced solid tumor malignancy in Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto |
Kim et al. 2017 [47] | Investigate of undertaken to examine the extent to which cancer patient–caregiver dyads would utilize the K–AD and their level of agreement about EoL decisions | Korean | descriptive study | 81 cancer patients in from one of two tertiary hospitals in Korea |
Zheng et al. 2016 [13] | To investigate knowledge and attitudes of approving ADs and explore factors associated with willing to designate ADs among cancer patients in China | China | Qualitative/ semi-structured interview | 753 in-patients with cancer in Two departments of oncology from two university hospitals |
Tan and Jatoi et al. 2008 [48] | To assess current rates of ADs among patients with incurable pancreas cancer | USA | retrospective study | 1,186 consecutive patients with unresectable pancreas cancer in Mayo Clinic in Rochester/Minnesota |
True et al. 2005 [49] | Investigated of differences between African American and White patients with cancer in their use of spirituality to cope with their cancer and examined the role of spiritual coping in preferences at EOL | USA | study group | 68 patients with an advanced stage of lung or colon cancer from the Albert Einstein Cancer Center |
Seifart et al. 2020 [50] | Investigation of gender differences concerning the content, the desired time point, and the mode of initiation of EOL conversations in cancer patients | German | cross-sectional | 186 female and male cancer patients in University Hospital Marburg |
Zaros et al. 2013 [51] | To examine physician assessment of decisional capacity and the prevalence of EOL discussions during the terminal hospitalization of patients with advanced cancer | USA | retrospective cohort | 145 cancer patients in the University of Michigan Hospital |
Wallace et al. 2001 [52] | Investigation of the presence of an AD at admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) influenced the decision to initiate life support therapy in critically ill cancer patients | USA | case-control | 872 patients treated in the Anderson Cancer Center ICU |
Lin et al. 2019 [53] | Investigation of decision-making processes and drivers of receiving palliative care in ACP discussions from perspectives of advanced cancer patients, families and healthcare professionals in northern Taiwan | Taiwan | Qualitative/ Semi-structured interviews | 45participants oncology unit and one hospice unit in a tertiary hospital |
Sudore et al. 2018 [54] | Engaging Diverse English- and Spanish-Speaking Older Adults in Advance Care Planning The PREPARE Randomized Clinical Trial | USA | Clinical trial | 986 English-speaking and Spanish-speaking older adults with chronic illness from 4 primary care clinics |