Quality indicators for home- and community-based aged care: A critical literature review to inform policy directions.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Australia is lagging behind other countries in implementing quality indicators (QIs) in home- and community-based aged care. This research aimed to identify and appraise home care QI sets used internationally for older adults, to inform the future development and utilisation of QIs in the Australian context.

Methods

A systematic search of eligible studies outlining the development and validation of home care QI sets for older adults was undertaken. QIs were categorised using the Donabedian model to identify potential gaps in coverage of key areas of care quality. Each QI was classified as potentially "derivable" or not from existing national routinely collected datasets. Methodological quality was determined using the Appraisal of Indicators through Research and E

SUBMITTER: Foong HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9542125 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature