title: The Family Preferences Index: helping family members who want to participate in the care of a hospitalized older adult.
abstract: Family members are an important but often underappreciated resource in caring for hospitalized older adults. The Family Preferences Index is a 14-item approach to exploring caregivers' personal choices for participating in the care of hospitalized older adult family members. It can be administered as a structured interview or as a questionnaire. Higher scores indicate a greater preference to participate in care. The nurse can use the responses to the index to plan care that builds a partnership with the family. To watch a free video demonstrating the use of the index, go to http://links.lww.com/A296.
authors.affiliation: Academic Graduate Programs, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA. messecar@ohsu.edu
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Messecar
authors.forename: Bethel Ann
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Powers
authors.forename: Corey L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Nagel