Staff members' prioritisation of care in residential aged care facilities: a Q methodology study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:When healthcare professionals' workloads are greater than available resources, care activities can be missed, omitted or delayed, potentially leading to adverse patient outcomes. Prioritisation, a precursor to missed care, involves decision-making about the order of care task completion based on perceived importance or urgency. Research on prioritisation and missed care has predominantly focused on acute care settings, which differ from residential aged care facilities in terms of funding, structure, staffing levels, skill mix, and approaches to care. The objective of this study was to investigate how care staff prioritise the care provided to residents living in residential aged care. METHODS:Thirty-one staff members from five Australian residential aged care facilities engaged

SUBMITTER: Ludlow K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7222492 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature