Key stakeholders' views on the quality of care and services available to frail seniors in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frail seniors often receive ineffective care, which does not meet their needs. It is still unclear how healthcare systems should be redesigned to be more sensitive to the needs and values of frail seniors and their caregivers. We thus aimed to describe key stakeholders' perspectives on the current healthcare and services available to frail seniors.

Methods

In this qualitative descriptive study, we conducted semi-structured interviews with a convenience sample of 42 frail seniors, caregivers, clinicians, or healthcare administrators/decision makers involved in frail senior care from five Canadian provinces. We explored participants' perspectives on the quality of care and services for frail seniors. We used an inductive/deductive thematic data analysis approach bas

SUBMITTER: Giguere AMC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6260583 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature