Exploring the experience of reablement: A systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis of older people's and carers' views.

ABSTRACT: Concerns from the worldwide ageing population and evidence of poor-quality aged care services have highlighted the need to develop innovative models of aged care which are acceptable to older people, economically sustainable and are safe. Reablement is a relatively new model for aged care that aims to support older people's desires to age independently in their usual place of residence and decrease dependency on aged care services. This qualitative evidence synthesis aimed to explore the experiences of older people and their carers (formal and informal) towards a reablement model of community aged care to ensure services are considerate of older people's needs. A systematic search was conducted across six electronic databases (Medline, Scopus, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library and Google

SUBMITTER: Mulquiny L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9540535 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature