Interventions to Increase Thriving Amongst Older People in Care Homes and Factors Contributing to Their Thriving Experience-A Scoping Review.

Abstract

Aim: The aim was to map and describe the state of knowledge regarding interventions to promote thriving amongst older people in care homes and the factors that affect their experience of thriving.

Design: A scoping review.

Review methods: A scoping review based on the methodological framework by Arksey and O'Malley and presented following the PAGER (Patterns, Advances, Gaps, Evidence for Practice, and Research recommendations) framework.

Data sources: Five electronic databases were searched for studies published between 2012 and 2022. From a total of 185 studies found, 17 met the inclusion criteria.

Results: This study recognised five factors that contribute to thriving: the resident's attitude towards living in a care home, the quality of care and caregivers, activities and interactions with others, qualities of the physical environment and health. Two studies reporting interventions were identified.

Conclusion: This scoping review highlights the scarcity of knowledge regarding older people's experience of thriving in care homes. The review results could contribute to our understanding of the factors involved and interventions needed to improve thriving.

Implications for the profession and/or patient care: The focus should be on education and the development of working methods that could improve thriving in care homes.

Reporting method: The Prisma ScR-checklist was used.

Patient or public contribution: No patient or public contribution.