2017
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
2016
Examining the context and helpfulness of family companion contributions to older adults’ primary care visits
Wolff J, Guan Y, Boyd C, Vick J, Amjad H, Roth D, Gitlin L, Roter D. Examining the context and helpfulness of family companion contributions to older adults’ primary care visits. Patient Education And Counseling 2016, 100: 487-494. PMID: 27817986, PMCID: PMC5350029, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.10.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care visitsMedical decision-makingCare visitsFamily companionsVisits of patientsOlder adultsAdult primary care visitsActive involvement of familiesPrimary care communicationPatient information exchangeInvolvement of familiesPatient-centerednessCare communicationPatient surveySelf-managementCompanion participationDoctors' understandingDecision-makingImproving doctors' understandingPatient preferencesMedical communicationHealthVisitsOlder patientsActive involvement