Hong Kong Med J 2025;31(Suppl 3):S23-6
Promoting advance care planning in people with early dementia and their family caregivers
CY Yeung, HYL Chan
The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
 
 
  1. Advance care planning (ACP) allows people with early-stage dementia to plan for future care before they lose mental capacity.
  2. A dyadic-based ACP programme facilitates discussions on future care between people with early-stage dementia and their family caregivers in a community care setting.
  3. After the ACP programme, people with early-stage dementia reported significantly higher levels of self-efficacy and readiness for ACP. Concordance regarding end-of-life care preferences between participants and their family caregivers also significantly improved.
  4. More services are needed to support the completion of advance directives in the community.