SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article
Front. Med.
Sec. Geriatric Medicine
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1566977
This article is part of the Research TopicEnhancing Geriatric Care: International Collaboration and Best Practices for Aging PopulationsView all 14 articles
Implementation and effectiveness of advance care planning for hospitalised older adults with chronic heart failure: A mixed-method systematic review and meta-analysis
Provisionally accepted
- 1KIANG WU NURSING COLLEGE OF MACAU, Macau, Macao, SAR China
- 2Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
- 3Hengyang Central Hospital, Hengyang, Hunan Province, China
Select one of your emails
You have multiple emails registered with Frontiers:
Notify me on publication
Please enter your email address:
If you already have an account, please login
You don't have a Frontiers account ? You can register here
The aim of this study was to integrate the effects of a pre-established medical care programme on hospitalized older adults with chronic heart failure.Method: A comprehensive systematic review, incorporating mixed research methodologies, was undertaken. Quality assessment was conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute's Critical Appraisal Tool, adhering to the PRISM guidelines for study reporting. Where appropriate, data were synthesized and aggregated for meta-analysis or meta-aggregation purposes.Results: A total of 2825 articles were found, of which 11 met the inclusion criteria. The meta-analysis showed that implementation of advance care planning can significantly
Keywords: Advance Care Planning, Heart Failure, Meta-analysis, Systematic review, older adults
Received: 26 Jan 2025; Accepted: 15 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Chen, Cheng and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Zhangyi Wang, Hengyang Central Hospital, Hengyang, Hunan Province, China
Disclaimer: All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.