Summary
The aim in the current study was to explore whether patients’ ACP engagement was associated with their demographic and clinical characteristics, and their perception of the quality of ACP communication with their GP. Most patients gave their GP a high rating for the extent to which they listened to what is important to the patient to live well and in regards to future care, and to patients’ worries for their future health. Fewer patients rated highly the amount of information they received from their GP about ACP.After correction for multiple comparisons, the study found that patients who gave a high rating for the extent to which the GP listened to their worries regarding their future health showed higher engagement overall as well as higher self-efficacy.