Promoting serious illness conversations in primary care through telehealth among persons living with cognitive impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

serious illness conversations (SIC), particularly for persons living with cognitive impairment (PLCI), inconsistently happen in primary care. Pragmatic, scalable strategies are needed to promote SIC for PLCI.

Design

Pragmatic, prospective single-arm pilot study that occurred between July 1, 2021 and May 30, 2022 across seven primary care practices in North Carolina.

Participants

Community-dwelling patients aged 65 and older with known or probable mild cognitive impairment or dementia (with decision-making capacity) and their care partners (if available).

Intervention

SIC telehealth intervention (TeleVoice) via video or telephone to assist PLCI in discussing their current goals, values, and future medical preferences, while facilitating documentation

SUBMITTER: Gabbard JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11461126 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature