“ <i>I know you didn’t want to stay</i> ”: Emergency Department Conversations about Disposition for People Living with Dementia
Our study suggests that there are no consistent formats of ED disposition conversations for people living with dementia. Improving quality may be most needed when disposition preferences are misaligned. Given variation in preferences, they should be identified early in the ED disposition conversation.
Authors
- Matthew Tucker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9724-6765)
- Nina Sperber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6640-2510)
- S. Nicole Hastings
- Justine Seidenfeld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6912-7315)
- Gemmae M. Fix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6055-4177)
- Melissa Harris‐Gersten
Institutions
- VA New England Healthcare System (US)
- Durham VA Health Care System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70858_099393
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00