TY - JOUR T1 - Seminars on advance directives for adult outpatients increased completion rates JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 53 LP - 53 DO - 10.1136/ebn.1.2.53 VL - 1 IS - 2 A2 - , Y1 - 1998/04/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/1/2/53.abstract N2 - Landry FJ, Kroenke K, Lucas C , et al. Increasing the use of advance directives in medical outpatients . J Gen Intern Med 1997 Jul; 12 : 412 –5. OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science To determine whether attendance at an educational seminar compared with receipt of postal information will increase the completion of advance directives by medical outpatients.Randomised controlled trial.An internal medicine clinic in a military teaching hospital in Washington, DC, USA.187 patients (mean age 62 y, 55% women, 67% white) who did not have a written living will (advance directive) and requested information via a questionnaire filled out during a clinic visit. Exclusion criterion was inability to complete the questionnaire. Follow up was 91% at 1 month.95 patients were allocated to a standardised 60 minute seminar with 20 patients in each group. The seminar included a 10 minute didactic presentation on advance directives, durable power of attorney for health care, … ER -