Determinants of treatment decisions in advanced dementia: a protocol for a cross-cultural mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Values and preferences are key determinants of optimal care, and variability in patient values and preferences often dictates differences in patient management. Clinicians' views of patients' values and preferences may differ across cultural aspects and stage of training, but the extent to which this is the case remains uncertain. One key value and preference issue is the trade-off between quantity and quality of life, and this issue is particularly prominent among patients with dementia. We therefore propose to investigate the extent to which physicians' perceptions of optimal management for patients living with advanced dementia may differ due to cross-cultural factors and stage of medical training.

Methods and analysis

We will conduct a sequential explanatory

SUBMITTER: Lima JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12766842 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature