Make Your Wishes About You (MY WAY): Using Motivational Interviewing to Foster Advance Care Planning for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.

Advance care planning for persons with chronic kidney disease is under-utilized despite evidence it can improve care at the end of life. Motivational interviewing and Stages of Change Theory can help healthcare professionals elicit behavior change. This article outlines an approach to advance care planning using motivational interviewing with a healthcare coach to assist patients in expressing their unique values and wishes regarding care at the end of life. This Make Your Wishes About You (MY WAY) approach to advance care planning for patients with chronic kidney disease includes patient education material and a coach training curriculum freely available from the Coalition for Supportive Care of Kidney Patients.