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Emergency Medicine

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2022

Dementia

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Emergency Department Communication In Persons Living With Dementia And Care Partners: A Scoping Review, Christopher R Carpenter, Jesseca Leggett, Fernanda Bellolio, Marian Betz, Ryan M Carnahan, David Carr, Michelle Doering, Jennie Chin Hansen, Eric D Isaacs, Deborah Jobe, Kathleen Kelly, Nancy Morrow-Howell, Beth Prusaczyk, Bob Savage, Joe Suyama, Allan S Vann, Kristin L Rising, Ula Hwang, Manish N Shah Aug 2022

Emergency Department Communication In Persons Living With Dementia And Care Partners: A Scoping Review, Christopher R Carpenter, Jesseca Leggett, Fernanda Bellolio, Marian Betz, Ryan M Carnahan, David Carr, Michelle Doering, Jennie Chin Hansen, Eric D Isaacs, Deborah Jobe, Kathleen Kelly, Nancy Morrow-Howell, Beth Prusaczyk, Bob Savage, Joe Suyama, Allan S Vann, Kristin L Rising, Ula Hwang, Manish N Shah

Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Papers

OBJECTIVES: To synthesize published research exploring emergency department (ED) communication strategies and decision-making with persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners as the basis for a multistakeholder consensus conference to prioritize future research.

DESIGN: Systematic scoping review.

SETTINGS AND PARTICIPANTS: PLWD and their care partners in the ED setting.

METHODS: Informed by 2 Patient-Intervention-Comparison-Outcome (PICO) questions, we conducted systematic electronic searches of medical research databases for relevant publications following standardized methodological guidelines. The results were presented to interdisciplinary stakeholders, including dementia researchers, clinicians, PLWD, care partners, and advocacy organizations. The PICO questions included: How does communication differ for …