Lien Van Malderen1, Tony Mets, Ellen Gorus. 1. Frailty in Ageing Research Group & Gerontology Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Lien.van.malderen@vub.ac.be
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.
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.
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