Reducing complexity of patient decision aids for community-based older adults with dementia and their caregivers: multiple case study of Decision Boxes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify patient decision aids' features to limit their complexity for older adults with dementia and their family caregivers.

Design

Mixed method, multiple case study within a user-centred design (UCD) approach.

Setting

Community-based healthcare in the province of Quebec in Canada.

Participants

23 older persons (aged 65+ years) with dementia and their 27 family caregivers.

Results

During three UCD evaluation-modification rounds, participants identified strengths and weaknesses of the patient decision aids' content and visual design that influenced their complexity. Weaknesses of content included a lack of understanding of the decision aids' purpose and target audience, missing information, irrelevant content and issues with terminology an

SUBMITTER: Bilodeau G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6528048 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature