Making the Informal Formal: Discussing and Completing Advance Care Plans in Care Dyads with Cognitive Impairment.

ABSTRACT: Background: Discussing advance care planning (ACP) with care partners may be a steppingstone to the completion of advance directives (ADs) for persons with cognitive impairment (PwCIs). Objectives: To examine whether PwCI-reported occurrence of and PwCI-care partner agreement about ACP discussions are associated with completion of ADs. Design and Subjects: We conducted a secondary, cross-sectional analysis of data from 1672 PwCI-care partner dyads in the BLINDED study. PwCIs were Medicare beneficiaries in the US, aged >65 years, and diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment or dementia. Care partners were identified by PwCIs as being most involved in their health care. Measurements: PwCIs' completion of ADs was determined by 1 or more affirmative responses

SUBMITTER: Shepherd-Banigan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9189253 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature