Table 3.

Themes from the scoping review on person‐directed care planning (PDCP)

Theme	Description
Theme 1: The concept of PDCP	The concept of PDCP is informed by several disciplines, including humanist philosophy, disability rights, mental/behavioral health care, dementia care, end‐of‐life care and rehabilitation, including occupational, physical and pediatric rehabilitation
Theme 2: Essential elements of PDCP	Essential elements of PDCP include knowing the person, integrating the person's goals in care planning and iteratively revising care plans as the individual's needs and preferences change
Theme 3: Barriers and challenges to PDCP	Barriers and challenges to PDCP include the difficulty of changing active processes, limited time available for care planning activities, and lack of awareness among staff of the value of PDCP or how to implement PDCP
Theme 4: Facilitators of PDCP	Facilitators of PDCP include regulatory mandates and consensus statements, humanist social trends, and organizational and interpersonal factors
Theme 5: Outcomes of PDCP	Outcomes of PDCP are inconsistently assessed but commonly favorable