Integrating shared decision-making, expressing preferences and active participation of older adults in primary care nursing: a systematic review of qualitative studies and qualitative meta-synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To systematically synthesise the results of primary qualitative studies on how community-dwelling older adults experience shared decision-making processes, express preferences and actively participate in care.

Design

Systematic review of qualitative studies and qualitative meta-synthesis.

Methods

We focused on studies about community-dwelling participants aged ≥65 undergoing a health-disease process circumscribed to a primary healthcare setting, and the central theme should focus on either shared decision-making, expressing preferences or patient participation. We searched the following databases: MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus and PsycINFO (time publication frame 2012-2022). We excluded studies in those cases where the qualitative results were not

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Angulo P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10314619 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature