Open AccessEngaging Diverse Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment and Caregivers in Advance Care Planning
Author(s) -
Ashwin Kotwal,
Deborah E. Barnes,
Aiesha Volow,
Brookelle H. Li,
W. John Boscardin,
Rebecca L. Sudore
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
alzheimer disease and associated disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.213
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1546-4156
pISSN - 0893-0341
DOI - 10.1097/wad.0000000000000465
Subject(s) - advance care planning , scale (ratio) , cognition , cognitive impairment , health literacy , medicine , gerontology , psychology , clinical psychology , health care , psychiatry , nursing , palliative care , physics , quantum mechanics , economics , economic growth
Engaging patients with cognitive impairment in advance care planning (ACP), including completing advance directives and naming health care proxies, before they lose decision-making capacity is important.