Understanding patients' and significant others' preferences on starting a diagnostic trajectory for dementia: An integrative review.

Iris Linden Maud HevinkClaire WolfsMarieke Perry Carmen D Dirksen Rudolf W Ponds

Published in: Aging & mental health (2022)

A variety of considerations with regard to decision-making on starting a diagnostic trajectory for dementia were identified. This emphasizes the need to explore individual preferences to facilitate a timely dementia diagnosis.

Keyphrases

mild cognitive impairment
decision making
cognitive impairment
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes