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Toi AK, Ben Charif A, Lai C, Ngueta G, Plourde KV, Stacey D, Légaré F. Difficult Decisions for Older Canadians Receiving Home Care, and Why They Are So Difficult: A Web-Based Decisional Needs Assessment. MDM Policy Pract 2022; 7:23814683221124090. [PMID: 36132436 PMCID: PMC9483974 DOI: 10.1177/23814683221124090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
Background. Older adults receiving home care services often face
decisions related to aging, illness, and loss of autonomy. To inform tailored
shared decision making interventions, we assessed their decisional needs by
asking about the most common difficult decisions, measured associated decisional
conflict, and identified factors associated with it. Methods. In
March 2020, we conducted a cross-sectional survey with a pan-Canadian Web-based
panel of older adults (≥65 y) receiving home care services. For a difficult
decision they had faced in the past year, we evaluated clinically significant
decisional conflict (CSDC) using the 16-item Decisional Conflict Scale (score
0–100) with a >37.5 cutoff. To identify factors associated with CSDC, we
performed descriptive, bivariable, and multivariable analyses using the stepwise
selection method with an assumed entry and exit significance level of 0.15 and
0.20, respectively. Final model selection was based on the Bayesian information
criterion. Results. Among 460 participants with an average age of
72.5 y, difficult decisions were, in order of frequency, about housing and
safety (57.2%), managing health conditions (21.8%), and end-of-life care (8.3%).
CSDC was experienced by 14.6% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 11.5%, 18.1%) of
respondents on all decision points. Factors associated with CSDC included
household size = 1 (OR [95% CI]: 1.81 [0.99, 3.33]; P = 0.27),
household size = 3 (2.66 [0.78, 8.98]; P = 0.83), and household
size = 4 (6.91 [2.23, 21.39]; P = 0.014); preferred option not
matching the decision made (4.05 [2.05, 7.97]; P < 0.001);
passive role in decision making (5.13 [1.78, 14.77]; P =
0.002); and lower quality of life (0.70 [0.57, 0.87];
P<0.001). Discussion. Some older adults
receiving home care services in Canada experience CSDC when facing difficult
decisions. Shared decision-making interventions could mitigate associated
factors.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alfred Kodjo Toi
- VITAM–Centre de recherche en santé durable, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Research Center CHU de Québec, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
| | - Ali Ben Charif
- VITAM–Centre de recherche en santé durable, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Research Center CHU de Québec, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
| | - Claudia Lai
- Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Shared Decision Making and Knowledge Translation, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
| | - Gérard Ngueta
- VITAM–Centre de recherche en santé durable, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, QC, Canada
| | - Karine V. Plourde
- VITAM–Centre de recherche en santé durable, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Research Center CHU de Québec, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
| | - Dawn Stacey
- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Patient Decision Aids Research Group, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa, ON, Canada
| | - France Légaré
- VITAM–Centre de recherche en santé durable, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Research Center CHU de Québec, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
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