What does quality of life mean to older adults?
| Autor: | Raymond W. J. G. Ostelo, Guy Widdershoven, Miriam S. van Loon, Karen M van Leeuwen, Fenna van Nes, Henrica C.W. de Vet, Johannes C.F. Ket, Judith E. Bosmans |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Ethics, Law & Medical humanities, APH - Aging & Later Life, APH - Quality of Care, Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam Movement Sciences - Rehabilitation & Development, APH - Societal Participation & Health, Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, Amsterdam Public Health, APH - Mental Health, APH - Methodology, AMS - Ageing and Morbidity |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
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| Zdroj: | van Leeuwen, K M, van Loon, M S, van Nes, F A, Bosmans, J E, de Veti, H C W, Ket, J C F, Widdershoven, G A M & Ostelo, R W J G 2019, ' What does quality of life mean to older adults? A thematic synthesis ', PLoS ONE, vol. 14, no. 3, e0213263 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213263, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213263 PLoS ONE PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 3, p e0213263 (2019) PLoS ONE, 14(3):e0213263. Public Library of Science Van Leeuwen, K M, Van Loon, M S, Van Nes, F A, Bosmans, J E, De Vet, H C W, Ket, J C F, Widdershoven, G A M & Ostelo, R W J G 2019, ' What does quality of life mean to older adults? A thematic synthesis ', PLoS ONE, vol. 14, no. 3, e0213263 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213263 |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| Popis: | BackgroundConsideration of older adults' quality of life (QoL) is becoming increasingly important in the evaluation, quality improvement and allocation of health and social care services. While numerous definitions and theories of QoL have been proposed, an overall synthesis of the perspective of older adults themselves is lacking.MethodsQualitative studies were identified in PubMed, Ebsco/Psycinfo and Ebsco/CINAHL, through a search on 28 November 2018. Articles needed to meet all of the following criteria: (i) focus on perceptions of QoL, (ii) older adults living at home as main participants, (iii) use of qualitative methodology, (iv) conducted in a Western country and (v) published in English (vi) not focused on specific patient groups. A thematic synthesis was conducted of the selected studies, using the complete 'findings/results' sections from the papers.ResultsWe included 48 qualitative studies representing the views of more than 3,400 older adults living at home in 11 Western countries. The QoL aspects identified in the synthesis were categorized into nine QoL domains: autonomy, role and activity, health perception, relationships, attitude and adaptation, emotional comfort, spirituality, home and neighbourhood, and financial security. The results showed that although different domains can be distinguished, these are also strongly connected.ConclusionQoL can be expressed in a number of domains and related subthemes that are important for older adults living at home. The findings further support that the concept of QoL should be seen as a dynamic web of intertwined domains. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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