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Patient Decision Aid Summary

Title Choosing an option to maintain the quality of life of older adults living with thinking or memory limitations ; Les options pour assurer la qualité de vie des aînés qui présentent des troubles de la mémoire et de l'attention
To access it View the patient decision aid on the developer website
Audience Patients, their family and friend caregivers, and their healthcare providers.
Options included Cognitive stimulation [Stimulation cognitive]
Consultation in a specialized clinic [Consultation en clinique spécialisée]
Art therapy [Art-therapie]
Recovery-oriented intervention [Intervention axée sur le rétablissement]
Caregiver training and support [Formation et soutien de l’aidant]
Year of last update or review 2016
Format paper, PDF, A version of this tool is available for clinicians (French only)
Developer Anik Giguère
Where was it developed? anik.giguere@fmed.ulaval.ca
Laval University in Quebec city
Canada
Health condition Dementia
Language French
Based on 2025 IPDAS criteria (International Patient Decision Aid Standards) this patient decision aid (and/or supporting materials) meets:
7 out of 7 IPDAS Qualifying criteria to be defined as a patient decision aid
5 out of 7 IPDAS Essential criteria to lower the risk of making a biased decision
Not applicable: Other IPDAS Essential criteria for patient decision aids about screening or testing
View IPDAS criteria details.

Last modified: 2025-07-29.