1. Age-friendly care for older adults within rural Australian health systems: An integrative review.
- Author
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Winterton R, Hodgkin S, Clune SJ, and Brasher K
- Subjects
- Aged, Australia, Humans, Government Programs, Rural Population
- Abstract
Objectives: To identify the core elements of interventions and models that facilitate age-friendly care for older adults within rural Australian health systems, and assess the extent to which these align with core elements of the Institute for Health Improvement's (IHI) Age-Friendly Health Systems 4Ms Model., Methods: Peer-reviewed journal articles examining core elements of Australian rural geriatric care models were collected and analysed using an integrative review methodology., Results: Identified models and interventions addressed all four core elements of the IHI model-what matters, medications, mobility and mentation. There was more evidence relating to mobility and mentation, with lesser evidence relating to medications and what matters. A series of core elements not aligned with the model were also identified., Conclusion: The IHI 4Ms Model appears to be applicable in the rural Australian context. More high-quality, systematic evidence is needed to investigate the core elements of age-friendly care across diverse rural contexts., (© 2020 AJA Inc.)
- Published
- 2021
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