Emergency Department Communication in Persons Living With Dementia and Care Partners: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To synthesize published research exploring emergency department (ED) communication strategies and decision-making with persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners as the basis for a multistakeholder consensus conference to prioritize future research.

Design

Systematic scoping review.

Settings and participants

PLWD and their care partners in the ED setting.

Methods

Informed by 2 Patient-Intervention-Comparison-Outcome (PICO) questions, we conducted systematic electronic searches of medical research databases for relevant publications following standardized methodological guidelines. The results were presented to interdisciplinary stakeholders, including dementia researchers, clinicians, PLWD, care partners, and advocacy organizations.

SUBMITTER: Carpenter CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10802113 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature