Qualitative exploration of how clinicians navigate divergence in older adult and family caregiver priorities
Martina Azar, Katherine A Kennedy, Marla L Clayman, Emma D Quach · 2025
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Martina Azar, Katherine Kennedy, Marla Clayman, and Emma Quach studied how clinicians handle clashing priorities between older patients and their family caregivers in a 2025 paper. Care plans now start from what matters to the patient, but relatives often want different things. Four long first visits with geriatrics teams were recorded and picked apart.
When views diverged, clinicians named each side's priority out loud and marked the clash itself. They pointed to shared ground where it existed, then moved the talk toward a plan. Warmth ran through the visits, and no clinician took sides. The authors say such visits can build candor and perspective-taking. Bigger, more varied samples should test how general these moves are.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Martina Azar, Katherine A Kennedy, Marla L Clayman, Emma D Quach |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 75 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |