Clients and professionals elicit long-term care preferences by using 'What matters to me': A process evaluation in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Background

'What matters to me' is a five-category preference elicitation tool to assist clients and professionals in choosing long-term care. This study aimed to evaluate the use of and experiences with this tool.

Methods

A mixed-method process evaluation was applied. Participants were 71 clients or relatives, and 12 professionals. They were all involved in decision-making on long-term care. Data collection comprised online user activity logs (N = 71), questionnaires (N = 38) and interviews (N = 20). Descriptive statistics was used for quantitative data, and a thematic analysis for qualitative data.

Results

Sixty-nine per cent of participants completed one or more categories in an average time of 6.9 (±0.03) minutes. The tool was rated 6.63 (±0.88) of 7 in the Post-S

SUBMITTER: van Leersum CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9291068 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature