Abstract
Purpose: In residential long-term care (LTC), a growing interest exists in the older residents' quality of life (QoL). The active ageing-concept (AA) extended this focus, since AA has the aim to enhance QoL by optimising the opportunities for health, participation and security. In LTCs, AA can be outlined by 9 determinants. This systematic review aimed at identifying interventions to improve the QoL of LTC-residents. These interventions were organised according to the AA-determinants.
Methods: Pubmed, web of science, psychinfo and sociological abstracts were screened systematically. Articles were excluded when they only concerned a specific group of LTC-residents.
Results: Thirty five relevant articles, encompassing 3910 subjects were found. These concerned interventions concentrating on one or more of the 9 AA-determinants. The largest proportion of interventions regarded the physical activity level or the psychological factors of the residents. Overall, no systematic effects on QoL could be found and a low methodological quality was generally present.
Conclusion: Currently, studies aimed at enhancing the QoL of older LTC-resident are limited and often directed to physical and psychological interventions. The lack of a systematic effect on QoL is possibly related to the fact that these interventions were often not multidimensional, whereas QoL is a multidimensional concept.
Methods: Pubmed, web of science, psychinfo and sociological abstracts were screened systematically. Articles were excluded when they only concerned a specific group of LTC-residents.
Results: Thirty five relevant articles, encompassing 3910 subjects were found. These concerned interventions concentrating on one or more of the 9 AA-determinants. The largest proportion of interventions regarded the physical activity level or the psychological factors of the residents. Overall, no systematic effects on QoL could be found and a low methodological quality was generally present.
Conclusion: Currently, studies aimed at enhancing the QoL of older LTC-resident are limited and often directed to physical and psychological interventions. The lack of a systematic effect on QoL is possibly related to the fact that these interventions were often not multidimensional, whereas QoL is a multidimensional concept.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 141-150 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Ageing Research Reviews |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2013 |
Keywords
- Active Ageing
- Nursing home
- Quality of life
- Intervention studies