A Qualitative Study of Health Priorities of People With Dementia and Care Partners in Emergency Department and Hospital Care in a Public Safety-Net Setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over half of the people with dementia visit the emergency department (ED) each year. Little is known about how people with dementia and their care partners conceptualize or communicate about health outcome goals or care preferences during acute care episodes.

Participants and setting

We conducted interviews with 14 Hispanic people with dementia and 19 care partners recruited from a public safety net hospital system in the southeastern United States. Participants were community-dwelling and had recently visited the ED.

Methods

We used a qualitative study design informed by phenomenology and guided by the patient priorities care (PPC) framework. Interviews elicited patients' health priorities, including their care preferences and health outcome goals, as well

SUBMITTER: Chary A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12748019 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature