Quality of care : relationship between the perseptions of elderly home care users and their caregivers
Engelsk titel: Quality of care : relationship between the perseptions of elderly home care users and their caregivers
Författare:
Larsson, Gerry
;
Larsson, Bodil
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 26
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 62452
Sammanfattning
The aim was to study the relationship between elderly home care users', and their caregivers', perceptions of the quality of care. The sample consisted of 151 matched elderly home care user-caregiver pairs in a Swedish municipality. The elderly home care users were interviewed and their caregivers filled in questionnaires using an established, theory-based instrument. Results showed that the elderly home care users evaluated most care components more favourably that their caregivers. The results are related to comparable research and discussed in terms of caregivers' needs to legitimize their professional identity and actions.