Abstract
BackgroundA critical challenge facing elderly care systems throughout the world is to meet the complex care needs of a growing population of older persons. Although person-centred care has been advocated as the “gold standard” and a key component of high-quality care, the significance of care utilisation in person-centred units as well as the impact of person-centred care on resident quality of life and staff job strain in nursing home care has yet to be explored.The aim of this study was to explore person-centred care and its association to resource use, resident quality of life, and staff job strain.DesignA cross-sectional national survey.MethodsData on 4831 residents and 3605 staff were collected by staff working in nursing homes in 35 randomly selected Swedish municipalities in 2014. Descriptive statistics and regression modelling were used to explore associations between person-centred care and resource use, resident quality of life, and staff job strain.ResultsNo association was found between person-centred care and resource use. Person-centred care was positively associated with resident quality of life and was negatively associated with staff perception of job strain.ConclusionPerson-centred care does not increase resource utilisation in nursing homes, but beneficially impacts resident quality of life and alleviates the care burden in terms job strain among staff.
Highlights
A critical challenge facing elderly care systems throughout the world is to meet the complex care needs of a growing population of older persons
No association was found between person-centred care and resource use
Person-centred care was positively associated with resident quality of life and was negatively associated with staff perception of job strain
Summary
A critical challenge facing elderly care systems throughout the world is to meet the complex care needs of a growing population of older persons. The aim of this study was to explore person-centred care and its association to resource use, resident quality of life, and staff job strain. The rising number of older persons is leading to increased demands for the provision of nursing home care, which in turn poses great strain on public resources in Sweden, The number of beds in municipal elderly care in Sweden has decreased from 120,000 to 90,000 between 2000 and 2010 [8] even though the proportion of older persons continues to grow. New regulations and recommendations have emerged with expectations on the elderly care organisations to operate more efficiently while providing high care quality based on a person-centred philosophy [10,11,12].
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