What is the Evidence and Context for Implementing Family-Centered Care for Older Adults?

ABSTRACT

Aims: This project used the Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (PARIHS) knowledge translation framework to better understand the evidence and context for implementing family-centered care for older adults in rural home-based rehabilitative practices. Methods: A case-study design with multiple data collection methods was used to examine rural home-based rehabilitative care for older adults and their caregivers within one provincial healthcare system. Results: The study findings indicated therapists questioned whether their scope of practice should include addressing caregiver needs outside of implementing the therapist's care plan for the client. Therapists also confirmed that multiple contextual levels influence the provision of family-centered care. Conclusions: The PARIHS framework made it easier for the academic and non-academic partners to collaborate; furthermore, the framework identified that the practitioner's clinical experience is an essential component to evaluating and implementing evidence into practice.

KEYWORDS. :

• Knowledge translation
• rehabilitative care
• older adults
• family-centered care
• homecare
• PARIHS