Quality of life and quality of care experience in Australian residential aged care: a retrospective cohort study of 1,772 residents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In April 2023, quality of life (QOL) and quality of care experience (QCE) indicators were introduced as mandatory indicators in Australian residential aged care (RAC) to measure and monitor wellbeing and consumer experience respectively. In this study, we used data for the initial four months after their introduction to describe QOL and QCE scores, explore related factors and assess variations by completion mode and facility.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study using electronic data (Mar-Jun 2023) from 1,772 residents in 22 RAC facilities in metropolitan Sydney, Australia. QOL was measured by the Quality of Life-Aged Care Consumer (QOL-ACC) scale, and QCE by the Quality of Care Experience-Aged Care Consumer (QCE-ACC) scale, both through three completion modes: se

SUBMITTER: Huang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11657633 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature