Patient Interaction Involving Older Adults: Provider vs. Caregiver Expectations.

ABSTRACT: This paper presents a study of the interaction between healthcare providers (HCPs) and older patients and their caregivers. The paper first presents results from a rapid review and narrative synthesis using PubMed and Google Scholar of HCP/patient/caregiver interactions involving older patients; these results then informed the design of a survey administered to HCPs and caregivers using a range of scenarios and their ratings of appropriateness of different responses, to explore where expectations align or differ between HCPs and caregivers. In analyzing ratings, the research found HCPs and caregivers generally approach the older adult encounter with similar expectations, but differences for specific situations are informative. HCPs appear to better recognize when there is a need to show em

SUBMITTER: Shah P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9498497 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature