Physicians' Perceived Barriers and Willingness to Initiate Advance Care Planning with Young Adults Living with Cardiometabolic Diseases.

Objectives: The current global practice is to plan for the end-of-life period of persons already terminally ill with chronic diseases. However, affected persons should not have to wait till the stage of terminal illness to begin making plans for future healthcare preferences. This pilot study explored perceived barriers to and willingness of physicians to initiate discussions on advance care planning (ACP) with young adults living with cardiometabolic diseases.