Decision-making involvement and onset of cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older care recipients: a 2-year longitudinal study.

Ayane Komatsu Takeshi Nakagawa Taiji Noguchi Xueying Jin Sayaka Okahashi Tami Saito

Published in: Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society (2023)

Even among cognitively intact care recipients, those who are not able to formulate their desired care may be at risk of cognitive decline. Therefore, support for the decision-making process, not limited to the final decision, is essential to improving the prognosis of community-dwelling care recipients.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
cognitive decline
decision making
healthcare
palliative care
quality improvement
mild cognitive impairment
cognitive impairment
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affordable care act
physical activity
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