Quality of life measurement in community-based aged care - understanding variation between clients and between care service providers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measuring person-centred outcomes and using this information to improve service delivery is a challenge for many care providers. We aimed to identify predictors of QoL among older adults receiving community-based aged care services and examine variation across different community care service outlets.

Methods

A retrospective sample of 1141 Australians aged ≥60 years receiving community-based care services from a large service provider within 19 service outlets. Clients' QoL was captured using the ICEpop CAPability Index. QoL scores and predictors of QoL (i.e. sociodemographic, social participation and service use) were extracted from clients' electronic records and examined using multivariable regression. Funnel plots were used to examine variation in risk-adjuste

SUBMITTER: Siette J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8240205 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature