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Age-friendly care for older adults within rural Australian health systems : An integrative review
Winterton, Rachel Hodgkin, Suzanne Clune, Samantha Jane Brasher, Kathleen
Winterton, Rachel
Hodgkin, Suzanne
Clune, Samantha Jane
Brasher, Kathleen
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.
Keywords
geriatric health services, healthy aging, rural health
Date
2021
Type
Journal article
Journal
Australasian Journal on Ageing
Book
Volume
40
Issue
1
Page Range
16-34
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Allied Health
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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License
All rights reserved
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