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Copyright © 2018 Jamie J. Y. Lee et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Abstract

Targeted screening for dementia among older adults in primary healthcare has potential benefits such as better clinical outcomes and the opportunity to access services. Cognitive screening can be followed up by further diagnostic assessment to determine a diagnosis of dementia. Unfortunately, the rates of accepting further diagnostic assessment following cognitive screening are low. The objective of this study was to explore the caregivers’ decision-making process regarding uptake of diagnostic assessment following positive screening results. A qualitative design was employed, and interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to analyze the data. Three major themes in caregiver decision-making were identified: gathering information, protecting the patient, and balancing obligation and convenience in caregiving. These findings suggest that the decision-making process involved effort to process information through observations of the patient and that caregivers emphasized quality of life.

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Title
Caregivers’ Experience of Decision-Making regarding Diagnostic Assessment following Cognitive Screening of Older Adults
Author
Lee, Jamie J Y 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Barlas, Joanna 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Thompson, Claire L 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Yan Hong Dong 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 School of Psychology, James Cook University, Singapore 
 School of Psychology, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia 
 Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) and Dementia Collaborative Research Centre—Assessment and Better Care, School of Psychiatry, UNSW Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia 
Editor
Barbara Shukitt-Hale
Publication year
2018
Publication date
2018
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISSN
20902204
e-ISSN
20902212
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2158187547
Copyright
Copyright © 2018 Jamie J. Y. Lee et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/