Assessing the perspective of well-being of older patients with multiple morbidities by using the LAVA tool - a person-centered approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older patients with multiple morbidities are a particularly vulnerable population that is likely to face complex medical decisions at some time in their lives. A patient-centered medical care fosters the inclusion of the patients' perspectives, priorities, and complaints into clinical decision making.

Methods

This article presents a short and non-normative assessment tool to capture the priorities and problems of older patients. The so-called LAVA ("Life and Vitality Assessment") tool was developed for practical use in seniors in the general population and for residents in nursing homes in order to gain more knowledge about the patients themselves as well as to facilitate access to the patients. The LAVA tool conceptualizes well-being from the perspectives of olde

SUBMITTER: Wild B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8285789 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature