"Please listen to me": A cross-sectional study of experiences of seniors and their caregivers making housing decisions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the decision-making experiences of seniors and informal caregivers facing decisions about seniors' housing decisions when objective decision making measures are used.

Objectives

To report on seniors' and caregivers' experiences of housing decisions.

Design

A cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach supplemented by qualitative data.

Setting

Sixteen health jurisdictions providing home care services, Quebec province, Canada.

Participants

Two separate samples of seniors aged ≥ 65 years and informal caregivers of cognitively impaired seniors who had made a decision about housing.

Measurements

Information on preferred choice and actual choice about housing, role assumed in the decision, decisional conflict and

SUBMITTER: Adekpedjou R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6117007 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature