How Do Older People Experience Person-Centred Integrated Care? An Integrative Review of the Evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

'Person-centred integrated care' (PCIC) emerged in literature, policy and practice to meet the increasing care needs of an older population living longer with increased levels of chronic illness, multimorbidity and at enhanced risk of care fragmentation. Most evaluations of PCIC have been service-centred, rather than person-centred, and there is a lack of research on the effects of integrated care on patients, especially older people.

Methods

This integrative review explored evidence regarding older people's PCIC experiences, synthesising empirical literature from five databases: Medline, PsycInfo, CINAHL, Embase and Web of Science.

Results

Findings included: i) definitions and components of integrated care and conceptualisations of person-centredness in th

SUBMITTER: Murphy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12716249 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature