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Table 2 Inclusion and exclusion criteria before and after discussing with the clinical staffs initially planned and as finally applied after recruitment difficulties

From: Implementing advance care planning in early dementia care: results and insights from a pilot interventional trial

Initially planned inclusion criteria

Final iAdded inclusion or exclusion criteria

Older than 65 years

Unchanged

PWED that have been diagnosed with an early-stage dementia of Alzheimer’s disease aetiology

Are also included:

∙ PWED that have a dementia of neurodegenerative and/or vascular etiology

∙ People with a clinically probable neurocognitive disease

∙ People with mild cognitive impairments

∙ The PWED is informed about the diagnosis by their physician

Are excluded:

∙ People with fronto-temporal dementia

∙ People with anosognosia

Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) > 20 or Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) > 20 or Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDR < 1.5)

Are also included:

∙ PWED retaining sufficient decision-making capacity to document advance directives according to their treating physician or nurse.

∙ People which diagnosis was communicated at least 6 months before being contacted for the study

Showing interest in advance care planning or advance directives

Unchanged

Having the necessary French language skills to engage in conversations

Unchanged

PWED that have a close family caregiver willingly to participate to this pilot intervention

Are also included:

∙ PWED that don’t have a close family caregiver willingly to participate to this pilot intervention