What matters when asking, "what matters to you?" - perceptions and experiences of health care providers on involving older people in transitional care.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Transitional care for older chronically ill people is an important area for healthcare quality improvement. A central goal is to involve older people more in transitional care and make care more patient-centered. Recently, asking, "What matters to you?" (WMTY) has become a popular way of approaching the implementation of patient-centered care. The aim of this study was to explore health care providers' perceptions and experiences regarding the question of WMTY in the context of improving transitional care for older, chronically ill persons. METHODS:The data comprise semi-structured individual interviews with 20 health care providers (HCPs) who took part in a Norwegian quality improvement collaborative, three key informant interviews, and observations of meetings in the quality i

SUBMITTER: Olsen CF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7164237 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature