Nursing, frailty, functional decline and models of care in relation to older people receiving long-term care: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Older people receiving healthcare in long-term care contexts (eg, home healthcare, sheltered housing and nursing home contexts) are especially vulnerable to developing frailty and functional decline. Considering the negative effects associated with these conditions and the possibility of preventing them from progressing, it is vital that nurses possess a broad knowledge base related to them. Particularly as prevention related to these conditions lies well within their remit. Such knowledge could guide the development of effective models of care, ensuring continuity and, hence, quality of care. Our objective will be to review published literature on existing models of care targeting frailty and/or functional decline and how these conditions are described by older people

SUBMITTER: Flyum IR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9403107 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature