INVOLVING FAMILY TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION IN PRIMARY CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
Wolff J, Amjad H, Boyd C, Echavarria D, Gitlin L, Roter D, Smith K, Vick J. INVOLVING FAMILY TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION IN PRIMARY CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT. Innovation In Aging 2017, 1: 1368-1368. PMCID: PMC6184352, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.5033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder adultsCare providersCommunication interventionsOlder primary care patientsToday's health care environmentCognitive impairmentPrimary care patientsPrimary care providersHealth care providersHealth care environmentPatient health issuesVisit communicationPatient-centerednessPrimary careCare environmentFamily companionsCare patientsInvolving familiesMedical visitsEvidence-basedCompanion rolesHealth issuesQualitative findingsInterventionProviders“Let him speak:” a descriptive qualitative study of the roles and behaviors of family companions in primary care visits among older adults with cognitive impairment
Vick J, Amjad H, Smith K, Boyd C, Gitlin L, Roth D, Roter D, Wolff J. “Let him speak:” a descriptive qualitative study of the roles and behaviors of family companions in primary care visits among older adults with cognitive impairment. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2017, 33: e103-e112. PMID: 28585721, PMCID: PMC5862540, DOI: 10.1002/gps.4732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care visitsOlder adultsFamily companionsCare visitsCognitive impairmentFocus groupsAttend primary care visitsEnglish-speaking adults agePrimary care patientsPrimary care cliniciansInterviews of older adultsCommunication challengesSevere cognitive impairmentAccurate source of informationVisit communicationCompanion involvementPrimary careCare cliniciansVisit agendaCare patientsClinician confusionInhibit effective communicationQualitative studyImprove communicationQualitative interviews