Personalized goals of people living with dementia and family carers: A content analysis of goals set within an individually tailored psychosocial intervention trial.
Jessica BudgettAndrew SommerladNuriye KupeliSedigheh ZabihiKenneth RockwoodClaudia CooperPublished in: Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.) (2024)
Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) can capture meaningful priorities of people with dementia and their family carers.A psychosocial intervention RCT used GAS as the primary outcome measure and goals were set collaboratively by non-clinically trained facilitators.The findings underscore the feasibility of using GAS as an outcome measure with this population.The content analysis findings unveiled the diversity in experiences and priorities of the study participants.GAS has the potential to support the implementation of more person-centred approaches to dementia care.