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Person-centredness in the community care of older people: A literature-based concept synthesis

Findings
  • Evidence Summary
    Evidence Summary
  • Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2014
  • Year Published
    2017
  • Quality Rating
    3/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    USA (13); Canada (7); UK (England) (7); Australia (6); Sweden (2); Switzerland (2); Bhutan (1); France (1); South Africa (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    WHO - African region<br />WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - European region<br />WHO - South East Asia region<br />WHO - Western Pacific region<br />
  • Country focus
    USA (13); Canada (7); UK (England) (7); Australia (6); Sweden (2); Switzerland (2); Bhutan (1); France (1); South Africa (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review addressing other questions
  • Type of question
    Not effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Individual
    System
  • Domain
    Programs and services
    Community and social services
    Other social services
    Sustainable Development Goals
    3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
    17. Partnerships for the goals
  • Social system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    By whom services are provided
    Staff/self - Shared decision-making
    Where services are provided
    Outreach
    Implementation strategies
    Citizen-targeted strategy
    Communication and decision-making facilitation
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
Publication details
  • Citation
    Wilberforce M, Challis D, Davies L, Kelly MP, Roberts C, Clarkson P. Person-centredness in the community care of older people: A literature-based concept synthesis. International Journal of Social Welfare. 2017;26(1):86-98.
  • DOI
    10.1111/ijsw.12221

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