Discordance between dementia caregivers' goal of care and preference for life-extending treatments.
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PMID: 33890622
Themes explaining discordance were (1) feared regret about making the 'wrong' decision, (2) considered treatments to address immediate needs even when long-term goal did not match providing that treatment and (3) anticipated disagreement with other family members on overal …
Themes explaining discordance were (1) feared regret about making the 'wrong' decision, (2) considered treatments to address immediate needs …