Involving frail older patients in identifying outcome measures for transitional care-a feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During care transitions, the older (75+) patient's agenda can easily be missed. To counteract this, involving patients in shared clinical decision making has proven to be of great value. Likewise, involving patients and other stakeholders as researchers is gaining ground. Patient and public involvement (PPI) in research entails many benefits, for example, by bringing further insight from those with lived experiences of being ill. There are various challenges associated with involving some older patients, for example frailty, cognitive impairment and other chronic illnesses. To the best of our knowledge, there are only a few examples of initiatives involving older patients beyond research participation. The feasibility of involving frail older patients during an ongoing c

SUBMITTER: Hansen TK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8173811 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature