2024
Family Involvement in the Care of Hospitalized Older Adults: Protocol for a Qualitative Evidence Synthesis
Vick J, Golden B, Cantrell S, Harris-Gersten M, Selmanoff M, Hastings S, Oyesanya T, Goldstein K, Van Houtven C. Family Involvement in the Care of Hospitalized Older Adults: Protocol for a Qualitative Evidence Synthesis. JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13: e53255. PMID: 38457771, PMCID: PMC11127142, DOI: 10.2196/53255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare of hospitalized older adultsQualitative evidence synthesisINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERFull-text screeningOlder adultsFamily involvementEvidence synthesisSystematic review of qualitative studiesQualitative studyReview of qualitative studiesHospitalized older adultsHealth services researchCINAHL CompleteIntervention developmentQuality appraisalScreened titlesIdentified themesServices researchAbstract screeningHealth economistsMultidisciplinary teamData extractionCarePurposive samplingSystematic review
2017
“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