Bringing patients and family onboard: Validation of advance care planning communication assessment tool (ACP-CAT) with patient and family perspectives
ACP-CAT demonstrates strong concurrent validity with patient- and family-rated measures and ecological validity in real clinical settings. These findings support its reliability for assessing advance care planning communication quality across diverse cultural contexts.
Authors
- Terence Yip
- Doris Mw Tse
- Tepsam Ol Chen
- Harinder Singh Gill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9551-4893)
- Robert M. Arnold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1610-8932)
- Annie O. L. Kwok
- Sze Kit Yuen
- Kwok-Wai Tsang
- D. Y. H. Yap
- John Yuen
- Helen Y. L. Chan
- Steven T. W. Chu
Institutions
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Queen Mary Hospital (CN)
- Tung Wah Hospital (CN)
- Grantham Hospital (CN)
- Caritas Medical Centre (CN)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Palliative Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163251394892
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00