Counting what counts: assessing quality of life and its social determinants among nursing home residents with dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maximizing quality of life (QoL) is a major goal of care for people with dementia in nursing homes (NHs). Social determinants are critical for residents' QoL. However, similar to the United States and other countries, most Canadian NHs routinely monitor and publicly report quality of care, but not resident QoL and its social determinants. Therefore, we lack robust, quantitative studies evaluating the association of multiple intersecting social determinants with NH residents' QoL. The goal of this study is to address this critical knowledge gap.

Methods

We will recruit a random sample of 80 NHs from 5 Canadian provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario). We will stratify facilities by urban/rural location, for-profit/not-for-profit ownersh

SUBMITTER: Hoben M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10880372 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature