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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: Advance care planning with older Norwegian adults in their homes: a narrative ethnographic study

Inclusion criterion

Age

≥ 65 years

Gender

Male or female

Medical care

Referred to PCT

Living situation

In their own home

Residence location

Urban or rural

ACP at home

Agreeing to participate in ACP conversations with a cancer nurse, GP and PCT

Language

Fluent in written and spoken Norwegian

Consent

Able to give informed consent to participate

Relatives

Patient agreed to eligible relatives being invited to participate

Exclusion criterion

 

ECOG Performance

Status Scale score of 4

Patients assessed as completely disabled or confined to a bed or chair