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The Association Between Patient Engagement and Quality of Care Interactions Among Acute Care Patients With Dementia

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Effective staff-patient interaction is critical to promote effective care delivery, which includes function-focused care to hospitalized persons with dementia. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the quality of staff-patient care interactions were associated with active patient engagement during the interaction after controlling for relevant covariates. The study was a secondary data analysis using baseline data from the Function Focused Care for Acute Care intervention study, with a total sample of 286 patients. Generalized linear mixed model indicated that there was a significant relationship between the quality of care interactions and patient engagement such that receiving positive care interactions resulted in higher odds of active patient engagement. These findings can inform future interventions and training for acute care staff to improve quality of care interactions and patient engagement.

Source: Innovation in Aging

DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaf122.725

Author: Rachel McPherson

Institution: University of Maryland, Baltimore

Language: English

Topic: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,977