[Development of a decision aid for participative advance planning for people with dementia and their relatives].

Background: Patients with a diagnosis of dementia face various important social and health-related decisions. Due to the progression of the disease it seems crucial that patients try to deal with these decisions early in the course of the disease to have the opportunity to make decisions autonomously. Professional support can help to plan in advance according to the wishes and possibilities in an effective and individualized manner.

Training patients with schizophrenia to share decisions with their psychiatrists: a randomized-controlled trial.

Purpose: Many patients with schizophrenia have a desire for shared decision-making (SDM). However, in clinical practice SDM often does not take place. One cause might be that many patients behave passively in the medical encounter, therefore not facilitating SDM.

Which medical and social decision topics are important after early diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease from the perspectives of people with Alzheimer's Disease, spouses and professionals?

Background: The relevance of early decision making will rise with increasing availability of early detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD) using brain imaging or biomarkers.

Results: Five people with mild AD, six relatives and 13 healthcare professionals with experience in the management of AD were interviewed in a qualitative study regarding medical and social decision topics that emerge after early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Medical treatment, assistance in everyday life and legal issues emerged as the main decision topics after an early diagnosis of AD.

Patient participation in medical and social decisions in Alzheimer's disease.

Objectives: To analyze the preferences of people with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and mild dementia in Alzheimer's disease (AD) regarding different aspects of healthcare-related decisions, to correlate these findings with different measures of decision-making capacity, and to explore the views of relatives and referring physicians.

Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Setting: University-based memory clinic in Munich, Germany.