- Title
- Experiences of Patient-Centered Care Among Older Community-Dwelling Australians
- Creator
- Hobden, Breanne; Mansfield, Elise; Freund, Megan; Clapham, Matthew; Sanson-Fisher, Rob
- Relation
- NHMRC.1095078 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1095078
- Relation
- Frontiers in Public Health Vol. 10, no. 912137
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.912137
- Publisher
- Frontiers Research Foundation
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- Background: Older adults represent the largest consumers of health care. It is, therefore, important that they receive adequate patient-centered care to empower them to be proactive in managing their health. Aims: This study examined the proportion of older community-dwelling individuals who report receiving patient-centered care during healthcare consultations. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 117 clients of an Australian aged care provider. Clients completed a survey examining their perceptions of whether they received patient-centered care (11-items) from healthcare professionals. Results: The mean number of patient-centered care items reported was 8.7 (±3.1). Speaking to the patient with respect was the item most often reported to be patient-centered (94%). Asking patients about treatment goals or expectations (62%) and how involved they would like to be in treatment (67%) were the items least reported to be patient-centered. Conclusion: Older adults perceived some important aspects of care were not provided with a patient-centered approach. There is a need to improve healthcare providers' elicitation of older patients' care preferences, enabling patients to determine their level of involvement in their health management.
- Subject
- patient care; patient-centered care; community-dwelling; older adults; aged care; perceptions
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1484565
- Identifier
- uon:51369
- Identifier
- ISSN:2296-2565
- Language
- eng
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