Treatment preferences among adults with normal cognition and cognitive impairment.
Kelsey M OwsleyKenneth M LangaMario MacisLauren Hersch NicholasPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2022)
Compared to those with normal cognition, cognitive impairment was associated with greater uncertainty about treatment preferences and higher rates of aggressive care preferences among those who specified preferences. Further research should assess whether preferences for aggressive care become more common as cognition declines in order to improve preference-concordant care delivery for patients with cognitive impairment.