Goal Setting for Aging Adults and Care Partners: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Evidence demonstrates that goal-setting and care partner support help aging adults improve their health. Less is known about how aging adults and care partners collaboratively participate in goal setting, revealing a potential gap in care delivery processes. The current review describes the scope of the literature on this topic.

Research design and methods

A search was conducted in several relevant databases and 1,231 articles were screened for the following inclusion criteria: (a) participants included aging adults (50+ years) and care partners, (b) goal setting was conducted, and (c) articles were in English.

Results

Common goals reported by aging adults were independence, improving or maintaining functioning, addressing symptoms, and remai

SUBMITTER: Perepezko K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10838149 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature