Stakeholder perspectives on the preferred service ecosystem for senior citizens living at home: a qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most senior citizens want to live independently at home as long as possible. The World Health Organization recommends an age-friendly community approach by transforming the service ecosystem for senior citizens and basing it on the question "What matters to you?". However, there is limited research-based knowledge to determine the characteristics of the preferred service ecosystem from the perspectives of multiple stakeholders. Therefore, the aim of the study was to gain a deeper understanding of multiple stakeholder perspectives on the preferred service ecosystem for senior citizens living at home.

Methods

Four stakeholder groups (n = 57) from a Norwegian municipality participated in an interview study in 2019 and 2020: senior citizens, carers, healthcare profess

SUBMITTER: Kattouw CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10508029 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature