Health and social care of home-dwelling frail older adults in Switzerland: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Home-dwelling frail older adults are often faced with multimorbidity and complex care needs, requiring health and social care systems that support frail older adults to age in place. The objective of this paper was to investigate the types of formal health and social care as well as informal care and social support used by home-dwelling frail older adults; whether they perceive their support as sufficient; and their experience with and preferences for care and support.

Methods

Using an explanatory sequential mixed methods design, we first conducted a secondary analysis of a subset of cross-sectional data from the ImplemeNtation of a community-baSed care Program for home dwelling senIoR citizEns (INSPIRE) population survey using descriptive analysis. Subsequently,

SUBMITTER: Yip O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9663289 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature