Person-centered goal setting is feasible in people with Parkinson's disease who have subjective cognitive decline: a mixed methods study.
Eunyoung Kang, Pooja Jethani, Erin R Foster
PMID 35023794WHAT IT FOUND
Person-centered goal setting was feasible: 30 people with Parkinson's disease and subjective cognitive decline set 166 goals, averaging 5.53 each, and 144 goals were rated seven or higher importance.
Key findings
01Thirty participants generated 166 goals, with a mean of 5.53 goals per person and every participant generating at least three goals.
02The mean importance level was 8.3, 144 out of 166 goals were scored seven or higher, and 28 participants developed at least three goals at that level.
03The most common goal domain was occupations, followed by client factors, cannot code, performance skills, and performance patterns; the most common category was symptom and condition management, followed by time management and higher level cognitive.
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What it does not show
The sample was small and homogeneous, mostly non-Hispanic/Latino White, with higher education and living with someone. The goal sheets came from two trials in St. Louis, so the findings may not apply to other settings or groups. The study did not directly measure how engaged participants were in the goal setting process. Feasibility was judged by the number and importance of goals, not by whether goal setting changed participation, cognition, or rehabilitation outcomes.
Declared interests
The authors report no conflicts of interest. The supplied metadata lists NIH and non-U.S. government research support.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the goal counts as proof that person-centered goal setting improves Parkinson's disease rehabilitation. The study measured how many goals were made and rated, not whether patients functioned better.