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Open AccessVariations in factors associated with healthcare providers’ intention to engage in interprofessional shared decision making in home care: results of two cross-sectional surveys
DOLCE (Improving Decision making On Location of Care with the frail Elderly and their caregivers) was a post-intervention clustered randomised trial (cRT) to assess the effect of training home care teams on in...
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Open AccessImpact of home care versus alternative locations of care on elder health outcomes: an overview of systematic reviews
Many elders struggle with the decision to remain at home or to move to an alternative location of care. A person’s location of care can influence health and wellbeing. Healthcare organizations and policy maker...
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Open AccessDevelopment of a decision guide to support the elderly in decision making about location of care: an iterative, user-centered design
For the elderly to get the care and services they need, they may need to make the difficult decision about staying in their home or moving to another home. Many other people may be involved in their care too (...
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Open AccessIn for a penny, in for a pound: the effect of pre-engaging healthcare organizations on their subsequent participation in trials
Participant recruitment in clinical trials is often challenging. Building partnerships with healthcare organizations during proposal development facilitates access to the community and may influence its subseq...
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Open AccessImproving Decision making On Location of Care with the frail Elderly and their caregivers (the DOLCE study): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
One of the toughest decisions faced by elderly people is whether to stay at home or move to a care facility. This study seeks to evaluate the impact of training interprofessional home-care teams in shared deci...
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Open AccessAn interprofessional approach to shared decision making: an exploratory case study with family caregivers of one IP home care team
Within the context of an exploratory case study, the authors assessed the perceptions of family caregivers about the decision-making process regarding relocating their relative and about the applicability of a...
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Open AccessA conceptual framework for interprofessional shared decision making in home care: Protocol for a feasibility study
Shared decision making (SDM) is fundamental to informed consent and client-centered care. So far, SDM frameworks have been limited to the client-physician dyad, even though care is increasingly delivered by in...
