Open AccessExploring Interrelations Between Person-Centered Care and Quality of Life Following a Transition Into Long-Term Residential Care: A Meta-Ethnography
Author(s) -
Megan Davies,
Franziska Zúñiga,
Hilde Verbeek,
Michaël Simon,
Sandra Staudacher
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the gerontologist/the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnac027
Subject(s) - dignity , autonomy , person centered care , ethnography , psychology , quality of life (healthcare) , qualitative research , nursing , sociology , medicine , health care , social science , political science , anthropology , law
Globally, a culture change in long-term residential care (LTRC) moving toward person-centered care (PCC) has occurred in an attempt to improve resident quality of life (QoL). However, a clear understanding of how different aspects contributing to a PCC approach are interrelated with resident QoL is still lacking. This review explores interrelating aspects between PCC and QoL in LTRC using qualitative synthesis.