Aligning Medications With What Matters Most: Conversations Between Pharmacists, People With Dementia, and Care Partners.

Introduction: Successful deprescribing for people with dementia (PWD) depends on communication about medication-related priorities between PWD, care partners and clinicians. The objective of this study was to gain in-depth knowledge of how elicitation of PWD and care partner medication-related priorities during a deprescribing intervention shaped discussions with pharmacists about medications.

Methods: Qualitative analysis of audio-recorded interactions between pharmacists and patient-care partner dyads in a pilot study of a pharmacist-led deprescribing intervention for PWD in primary care.

Improving How Caregivers of People Living With Dementia Are Identified in the Electronic Health Record: Qualitative Study and Exploratory Chart Review.

Background: Family and unpaid caregivers play a crucial role in supporting people living with dementia; yet, they are not systematically identified and documented by health systems.

Objective: The aims of the study are to determine the extent to which caregivers are currently identified and documented in the electronic health record (EHR) and to elicit the perspectives of caregivers and clinical staff on how to best identify, engage, and support caregivers of people living with dementia through the EHR.

Methods: People with dementia were identified based on International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes or dementia medications in the EHR.