Gatekeepers: The Association of Caregiving Network Characteristics with Emergency Department Use by Persons Living with Dementia.

Amanda N LeggettHyun Jung KooJulie StromingerDonovan T Maust

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2022)

Greater complexity of care networks increases risk of presenting to the ED for care. Better understanding how caregiving networks help PLwD interact with the health care system can inform intervention design and targeting in order to help care networks improve care coordination, management, and shared decision making.

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