Cognitively Impaired Older Persons' and Caregivers' Perspectives on Dementia-Specific Advance Care Planning.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Advance care planning (ACP) traditionally involves asking individuals about their treatment preferences during a brief period of incapacity near the end of life. Because dementia leads to prolonged incapacity, with many decisions arising before a terminal event, it has been suggested that dementia-specific ACP is necessary. We sought to elicit the perspectives of older adults with early cognitive impairment and their caregivers on traditional and dementia-specific ACP.

Design

Qualitative study with separate focus groups for patients and caregivers.

Setting

Memory disorder clinics.

Participants

Twenty eight persons aged 65+ with mild cognitive impairment or early dementia and 19 caregivers.

Measurements

Understanding of dementia traj

SUBMITTER: Fried TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8300881 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature