Exploring the experience of reablement: A systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis of older people's and carers' views

Mulquiny, L (通讯作者),La Trobe Univ, Sch Psychol & Publ Hlth, Ctr Ergon & Human Factors, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
2022-9
Concerns from the worldwide ageing population and evidence of poor-quality aged care services have highlighted the need to develop innovative models of aged care which are acceptable to older people, economically sustainable and are safe. Reablement is a relatively new model for aged care that aims to support older people's desires to age independently in their usual place of residence and decrease dependency on aged care services. This qualitative evidence synthesis aimed to explore the experiences of older people and their carers (formal and informal) towards a reablement model of community aged care to ensure services are considerate of older people's needs. A systematic search was conducted across six electronic databases (Medline, Scopus, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar) from 1990 to September 2021. Qualitative research exploring older people and their carers' experiences and perceptions of the reablement model used in community aged care services were identified. Nineteen articles were included in the synthesis following the screening of 668 abstracts and 56 full texts. Included articles were subject to quality assessment, and the data were synthesised using thematic synthesis. Three analytical themes were generated from the thematic synthesis; (i) reablement is a shift in approach to aged care, (ii) difficulties in developing tangible and meaningful reablement goals, (iii) reablement improves health and well-being. Reablement is generally well-received by older people and their informal carers. However, poor engagement from older people did occur when they had a poor understanding of their role in reablement and when they had not been fully consulted regarding their reablement goals. Current and future reablement services for older people should focus on ensuring an awareness of the processes and principles of reablement and collaboration between practitioner, the older person and their carer when developing goals to increase engagement.
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY
卷号:30|期号:5
ISSN:0966-0410|收录类别:SSCI
语种
英语
来源机构
La Trobe University
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
0
2013以来使用计数
5
EISSN
1365-2524
出版年
2022-9
DOI
10.1111/hsc.13837
关键词
aged care carers home care qualitative reablement review social care
WOS学科分类
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Social Work
学科领域
循证公共卫生 循证社会学