Development of a decision guide to support the elderly in decision making about location of care: an iterative, user-centered design.

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For the elderly to get the care and services they need, they may need to make the difficult decision about staying in their home or moving to another home. Many other people may be involved in their care too (friends, family and healthcare providers), and can support them in making the decision. We asked informal caregivers of elderly people to help us develop a decision guide to support them and their loved ones in making this decision. This guide will be used by health providers in home care who are trained to help people make decisions. The guide is in French and English. To design and test this decision guide we involved elderly people, their caregivers and health administrators. We first asked them what they needed for making the decision, and then design

SUBMITTER: Garvelink MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5611600 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature