Person-centred decisions in emergency care for older people living with frailty: principles and practice. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Older people living with frailty are frequent users of emergency care and have multiple and complex problems. Typical evidence-based guidelines and protocols provide guidance for the management of single and simple acute issues. Meanwhile, person-centred care orientates interventions around the perspectives of the individual. Using a case vignette, we illustrate the potential pitfalls of applying exclusively either evidence-based or person-centred care in isolation, as this may trigger inappropriate clinical processes or place undue onus on patients and families. We instead advocate for delivering a combined evidence-based, person-centred approach to healthcare which considers the person's situation and values, apparent problem and available options.

publication date

  • July 26, 2024

Research

keywords

  • Frail Elderly
  • Patient-Centered Care

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85199896878

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1136/emermed-2024-213898

PubMed ID

  • 39060102