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Outcomes and well-being part 1
— a comparative longitudinal study of two models of homecare delivery and their impact upon the older person self-reported subjective well-being | | Author(s) | Stephen Gethin-Jones |
| Journal title | Working with Older People, vol 16, no 1, 2012 |
| Pages | pp 22-30 |
| Source | http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/jo... |
| Keywords | Home care services ; Well being ; Qualitative Studies ; Longitudinal surveys. |
| Annotation | This paper investigated two models of home care delivery for older people, and how they impacted on the older persons' self-reported well-being. It examined whether altering the delivery of care to an outcome-focused model would improve the individual participant's subjective well-being and save money for the local authority. An 18 month longitudinal study was conducted on 40 service users aged 65 and over, all of whom had critical and substantial care needs. Half of the sample of service users was receiving the new form of outcome-focused care and the other half was a comparison group who were receiving care packages according to the traditional form of delivery that could be characterised as a 'task-focused' model. Participants identified quality of life issues where they were seeking improvement and change over time in relation to these. Findings revealed an improvement in subjective well-being in the group receiving outcome-focused care. Implications for practice are discussed. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-120831004 A |
| Classmark | NH: D:F:5HH: 3DP: 3J |
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