Age-Friendly Healthcare: An Evolutionary Concept Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Aging populations require adapting healthcare systems for older adult's specific needs. Numerous initiatives to improve older-patient care have emerged, but the field lacks a unified framework. The current study aims to provide a systematic concept analysis of 'age-friendly healthcare', examining its characteristics, components and structure.

Design

Rodger's evolutionary concept analysis.

Data sources

Searches were conducted in ProQuest, CINAHL, PubMed and Scopus databases between November 2022 and October 2023, utilising the PRISMA 2020 reporting checklist.

Methods

A literature search using specific terms relevant to age-friendly healthcare retrieved 1407 articles. After screening for duplicates and relevance, 140 articles were examined for eligibility ba

SUBMITTER: Zisberg A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11579577 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature