Approach This section outlines the approach taken to conduct the project. The project sought to address the following broad research questions: To what extent is CDC currently being delivered in residential aged care or long-term residential care settings in Australia and overseas? This included examination of how CDC is conceptualised in residential care settings, and identification of examples and evidence of CDC approaches in residential aged care and other long-term care settings. Based on the identified evidence, what are the key enablers for CDC approaches in residential aged care? This included identification of structural and practice enablers for adopting and delivering a CDC approach in residential aged care. Based on the identified evidence and key enablers, what are the critical pre-conditions for moving towards CDC approaches in Australian residential aged care? There were two methods of information gathering for this project. The first method was an initial literature review which explored the current theory and evidence base for CDC in residential aged care. The second method was a targeted consultation with 15 stakeholders, which sought to validate and expand on some of the key findings from the literature review. Each of these methods is discussed in more detail below. Literature review The review targeted literature published in English since 2004 relating primarily to practices in Australia and other Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries. The databases searched for the review were: ProQuest Health and Medical complete; ProQuest Central; PubMed; Wiley Online Library; Medical Journal of Australia; British Medical Journal; Australasian Journal on Ageing. A search using the Google search engine was also undertaken. The search term combinations that were applied are summarised in Table 1 overleaf. Table 1: Literature review search terms Search term 1: AND Search term 2: AND Search term 3: Consumer-directed Residential care Care Self-directed Aged care home Care planning Resident-directed Aged care facility Services
Approach This section outlines the approach taken to conduct the project. The project sought to address the following broad research questions: To what extent is CDC currently being delivered in residential aged care or long-term residential care settings in Australia and overseas? This included examination of how CDC is conceptualised in residential care settings, and identification of examples and evidence of CDC approaches in residential aged care and other long-term care settings. Based on the identified evidence, what are the key enablers for CDC approaches in residential aged care? This included identification of structural and practice enablers for adopting and delivering a CDC approach in residential aged care. Based on the identified evidence and key enablers, what are the critical pre-conditions for moving towards CDC approaches in Australian residential aged care? There were two methods of information gathering for this project. The first method was an initial literature review which explored the current theory and evidence base for CDC in residential aged care. The second method was a targeted consultation with 15 stakeholders, which sought to validate and expand on some of the key findings from the literature review. Each of these methods is discussed in more detail below. Literature review The review targeted literature published in English since 2004 relating primarily to practices in Australia and other Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries. The databases searched for the review were: ProQuest Health and Medical complete; ProQuest Central; PubMed; Wiley Online Library; Medical Journal of Australia; British Medical Journal; Australasian Journal on Ageing. A search using the Google search engine was also undertaken. The search term combinations that were applied are summarised in Table 1 overleaf. Table 1: Literature review search terms Search term 1: AND Search term 2: AND Search term 3: Consumer-directed Residential care Care Self-directed Aged care home Care planning Resident-directed Aged care facility Services
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