Prevalence of Low-Value Care and Its Associations with Patient-Centered Outcomes in Dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low-value care (LvC) is defined as care unlikely to provide a benefit to the patient regarding the patient's preferences, potential harms, costs, or available alternatives. Avoiding LvC and promoting recommended evidence-based treatments, referred to as high-value care (HvC), could improve patient-reported outcomes for people living with dementia (PwD).

Objective

This study aims to determine the prevalence of LvC and HvC in dementia and the associations of LvC and HvC with patients' quality of life and hospitalization.

Methods

The analysis was based on data of the DelpHi trial and included 516 PwD. Dementia-specific guidelines, the "Choosing Wisely" campaign and the PRISCUS list were used to indicate LvC and HvC treatments, resulting in 347 LvC and HvC rela

SUBMITTER: Platen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8609693 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature