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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Jul;69(7):1784–1792. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17340

Table 1.

Personalized or Individual-Specific Outcomes

Advantages Challenges
Specific, measurable health goals Time constraints
Goals are personalized, meaningful to PLWD and care partners Goal setting takes training and practice
Accommodates diverse preferences Culture of disease-based care
Goals can be revised as disease progresses Some goals may be unrealistic
Facilitates care planning Goals of and for others (e.g., family, clinician)