Challenges and approaches to involving family caregivers in primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Older adults are commonly accompanied to routine medical visits. This study identifies challenges and explores approaches to managing patient-family interactions in primary care.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with primary care clinicians and staff (N = 30) as well as older adult patients and family caregivers (N = 40). Interviews were analyzed using content analysis.

Results

Three major challenges to patient-family interactions were identified: navigating patient autonomy and family motivation to participate; adjudicating patient-family disagreements; and minimizing obtrusive behaviors by caregivers. Three approaches to managing patient-family interactions were identified. Collaborating involved non-judgmental listening, consensus-buildin

SUBMITTER: Riffin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8160020 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature