Rationale and study design for decision making & implementation of aging-in-place/long term care plans among older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Remaining in one's own home and community is a priority for many older adults as they age. Decision-making and planning is critical to ensure successful aging-in-place (AIP), especially when individuals experience age-related changes such as cognitive decline. Objectives: We are testing how decision-making and planning for AIP is impacted by changes in older adults' cognition and function, chronic conditions, social influences, environmental factors and identifying the mediating/moderating interactions between factors. We will also assess whether decision-making and planning for AIP translates into timely adoption of plans and goal concordance between older adults and their surrogate/caregiver decision makers.

Methods

We will conduct a longitudinal single-g

SUBMITTER: Lindquist LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8040099 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature