What makes ‘hard decisions’ hard? Decision‐making in dyads of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and their care partners
Emily A Largent, Claire M Erickson, Anjali Gupta, Melanie Kleid, Kristin Harkins, Shana D Stites, Andrew H Peterson, Jason Karlawish, Justin Clapp · 2025
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Emily Largent and co-authors ask in 2025 what makes some decisions hard for people living with Alzheimer's disease and the partners who help them decide. Families are known to matter in such choices, but how pairs actually decide together was little studied. Separate interviews were held with fifteen patients with mild thinking loss or mild dementia and fourteen care partners, each asked to tell of a hard decision.
Giving up driving topped the list, followed by moving home and handing over money control. Partners often named the same hard call as the patient. Traits that made decisions hard are drawn out in the analysis. The study aims to teach families and clinicians how to support pairs through such choices.
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| CREATOR | Emily A Largent, Claire M Erickson, Anjali Gupta, Melanie Kleid, Kristin Harkins, Shana D Stites, Andrew H Peterson, Jason Karlawish, Justin Clapp |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |