Decision-Making for Older Patients in Acute Prehospital Situations: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Shared decision-making aims to ensure that healthcare professionals and patients jointly make decisions regarding the patient's care. However, professionals often find it challenging to implement shared decision-making with older patients who have cognitive impairments or diminished decision-making capacity. Research indicates a significant gap in the understanding of how decision-making processes unfold in prehospital settings.

Aim

The objective of this scoping review was to explore how decision-making involving older patients in acute prehospital situations is characterized.

Design and method

This scoping review is based on the Joanna Briggs Institute's guidelines for scoping reviews and is reported using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Revie

SUBMITTER: Sterner A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12575412 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature