2005
Will older persons and their clinicians use a shared decision-making instrument?
Naik A, Schulman-Green D, McCorkle R, Bradley E, Bogardus S. Will older persons and their clinicians use a shared decision-making instrument? Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2005, 20: 640-643. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-005-0110-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder personsPatient participantsQualitative focus group studyClinical characteristicsMedical recordsClinician participantsIndividual patientsTreatment goalsFocus groupsClinical goalsFocus group studyClinical encountersCliniciansGroup studyPatientsConstant comparative methodDecision-making instrumentParticipantsAudiotaped responsesPersonsGroupCare
2001
Goals for the care of frail older adults: do caregivers and clinicians agree?
Bogardus S, Bradley E, Williams C, Maciejewski P, van Doorn C, Inouye S. Goals for the care of frail older adults: do caregivers and clinicians agree? The American Journal Of Medicine 2001, 110: 97-102. PMID: 11165550, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(00)00668-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment goalsFamily caregiversOutpatient geriatric assessment centerOlder adultsConsecutive older adultsPhysicians' treatment goalsPrincipal treatment goalsComprehensive geriatric assessmentFrail elderly patientsFrail older adultsOptimal health outcomesMajor teaching hospitalQuality of careElderly patientsGeriatric assessmentPhysician pairsTeaching hospitalHigh prevalenceHealth outcomesCognitive impairmentPatientsLevel of agreementPhysiciansCaregiversEmotional health