Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care

Korean Society for Hospice and Palliative Care (한국호스피스완화의료학회)
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Development and Application of Advance Care Planning Workbooks to Facilitate Communication with Children and Adolescent Patients: A Pilot Test

  • Moon, Yi Ji (Department of Social Welfare, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Lee, Jung (Integrative Care Hub, Seoul National University Children's Hospital) ;
  • Choo, In Sil (Integrative Care Hub, Seoul National University Children's Hospital) ;
  • Kang, Sung Han (Department of Pediatrics, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Cho Hee (College of Nursing, Seoul National University) ;
  • Song, In Gyu (Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Min Sun (Integrative Care Hub, Seoul National University Children's Hospital)
  • Received : 2020.05.21
  • Accepted : 2020.10.27
  • Published : 2020.12.01
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Abstract

Purpose: This study presents the process of designing workbooks for advance care planning appropriate for the Korean cultural setting and describes actual case studies. Methods: This study focused on single inductive case studies of the utilization of an advance care planning workbook and recruited individual participants. Results: The workbook for adolescents contained six sessions and the workbook for children contained seven sessions. The workbook sessions led to four major discoveries: 1) considering the Korean cultural context, discussions on life and death must be held indirectly; 2) the role of the counselor as a supporter is crucial for the workbook to be effective; 3) the workbook must be accessible regardless of the seriousness of the illness; and 4) patients must be able to make their own choice between the workbook versions for children and adolescents. Six facilitating factors improved engagement: 1) the role of the counselor as a supporter; 2) building trust with the patient; 3) affirming freedom of expression on topics the patient wished to avoid talking about; 4) having discussions on what private information to keep secret and to whom the information can be disclosed; 5) discovering and regularly discussing relevant topics; and 6) regular communication and information-sharing with the patient's medical service providers. Conclusion: It is necessary to build on actual case studies regarding workbooks for children and adolescents in order to expand the usage of these workbooks to all relevant medical institutions in Korea.

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This research was funded by Korea National Institute for Bioethics Policy.

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