Supporting breast cancer screening decisions for caregivers of older women with dementia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) impact a woman's life expectancy and her ability to participate in medical decision-making about breast cancer screening, necessitating the involvement of family caregivers. Making decisions about mammography screening for women with ADRD is stressful. There are no data that suggest that breast cancer screening helps women with ADRD live longer or better. Decision aids may improve the quality of decision-making about mammography for ADRD patients and may inform family caregivers about the risks, benefits, and need for decision-making around mammography screening.

Methods/design

The Decisions about Cancer Screening in Alzheimer's Disease (DECAD) trial, a randomized controlled clinical trial, will enroll 426 dyads of

SUBMITTER: Fowler NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6292112 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature