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ArticleJournal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society2026

Definitions of Person-Centeredness for Persons With Dementia in the United States: A Scoping Review.

Lea Efird-Green, London B Jones, Sam Fazio, Sheryl Zimmerman

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Article in Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Multilevel Conceptualization and Measurement of Person-Centeredness.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Lea Efird-GreenCecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5264-6570
London B JonesCecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Sam FazioAlzheimer's Association Home Office, Chicago, IL, USA.
Sheryl ZimmermanCecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

Funding

LINC-AD: Leveraging an Interdisciplinary Consortium to Improve Care and Outcomes for Persons Living with Alzheimer's and DementiaR24AG065185 · NIA · ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION · PI FAZIO, SAM · 2019 to 2023
$1.3M
NIA NIH HHS R24 AG065185
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Person-centeredness first emerged as a concept in dementia care in the 1980s. Nearly 40 years later, it has no universal definition, which limits operationalization and implementation of care and supportive services, measures, interventions, policy, and regulation for people with dementia. Thus, a scoping review of the current definitions of person-centeredness in US dementia care was conducted. Of the 71 included studies, there was considerable variability in elements/themes, complexity, and cited theories; the most common themes were needs and preferences, relationships, and personhood, all of which were present in at least half of the studies' definitions. Importantly, more than 150 articles that were reviewed did not contain a definition, despite including the term in their titles or abstracts. Further investigation in pursuit of a more nuanced conceptualization of person-centeredness that includes these key themes, while also addressing concerns about applicability to diverse cultures and contexts (e.g., organizations and systems), is recommended.

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DementiaPatient-Centered CareHumansPersonhoodUnited StatesagingAlzheimer’sdefinitiondementiahealthpatient-centeredperson-centeredperson-directedscoping

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PMID42708495
PMCPMC13556327

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