Interventions to enhance the Quality of Life of older people in residential long-term care: A systematic review

Highlights ► Interventions on improving the QoL of long-term care (LTC)-residents are limited. ► The included studies mostly concerned healthy lifestyle- and psychological programs. ► The methodology of the included intervention studies was poor in quality. ► No systematic effect on QoL was found. ►...

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Published in:Ageing research reviews 2013-01, Vol.12 (1), p.141-150
Main Authors: Van Malderen, Lien, Mets, Tony, Gorus, Ellen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged - psychology
Aged, 80 and over - psychology
Humans
Internal Medicine
Long-Term Care
Neurology
Neuropsychological Tests
Quality Improvement
Quality of Life - psychology
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Research Design
Residential Facilities
Residential Treatment - methods
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Summary:Highlights ► Interventions on improving the QoL of long-term care (LTC)-residents are limited. ► The included studies mostly concerned healthy lifestyle- and psychological programs. ► The methodology of the included intervention studies was poor in quality. ► No systematic effect on QoL was found. ► QoL is a multidimensional concept, however most of the interventions did not consider this.
ISSN:1568-1637
1872-9649
DOI:10.1016/j.arr.2012.03.007