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ReviewQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2017

The quality of life of older people aging in place: a literature review.

Patricia Vanleerberghe, Nico De Witte, Claudia Claes, Robert L Schalock, Dominique Verté

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Review in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 89 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

89 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Can Smart Home Technologies Help Older Adults Manage Their Chronic Condition? A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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  13. My home is where my health is: narratives on health promotion from older people living at home.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Patricia VanleerbergheFaculty of Education, Health and Social Work, University College Ghent, Keramiekstraat 80, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. patricia.vanleerberghe@hogent.be.ORCID 0000-0003-2029-9110
Nico De WitteFaculty of Education, Health and Social Work, University College Ghent, Keramiekstraat 80, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Claudia ClaesFaculty of Education, Health and Social Work, University College Ghent, Valentin Vaerwyckweg 1, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Robert L SchalockDepartment of Psychology, Hastings College, 710 N. Turner Ave, Hastings, NE, 68901, USA.
Dominique VertéFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIn order to cope with the challenges that are the result of an aging population, policies and services promote keeping elders in the community and letting them age in place rather than sending them to specialized institutions. Aging in place refers to the option where people can stay in their homes as they age. This policy option, however, poses various challenges and may also threaten the quality of life of the aging. A literature review was performed on the quality of life of older people aging in place to determine whether the actual assessment of quality of life can be used within aging in place.

methodsWeb of Science, PubMed, CINAHL, Sociological Abstracts and Social Science Research Network were searched for publications on "Ag(e)ing in place" AND "Quality of life."

resultsAlthough assessment is crucial to a policy pursuing a good quality of life, literature reveals that it is seldom performed. Only a small part of the studies report on the assessment of quality of life, including the instruments used and the results. The findings also indicate that there is no consensus on the definition of quality of life or its domains structures.

conclusionAs no existing instrument assessing the quality of life of older people aging in place could be identified, such a tool should be developed, because any policy towards this growing group of people should be complemented by an evaluation.

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AgedAgingHumansIndependent LivingQuality of LifeAging in placeAssessmentOlder peopleQuality of life

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PMID28707047

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