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ArticleJMIR research protocols2025

Urban Chinese Community-Dwelling Older Adults' Expectations Regarding the Delivery of Integrated Care Through Case Managers: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.

Yuanyuan Zhao, Boon-How Chew, Feng Zhou, Yuehua Tu, Hua Zhu

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Yuanyuan ZhaoSchool of Smart Health and Wellness (Health Medical College), Zhejiang Dongfang Polytechnic, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5878-5838
Boon-How ChewDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-8627-6248
Feng ZhouSchool of Engineering, Guangzhou College of Technology and Business, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0009-0002-1985-7373
Yuehua TuSchool of International Education, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, China.ORCID 0009-0000-2247-3149
Hua ZhuSchool of Smart Health and Wellness (Health Medical College), Zhejiang Dongfang Polytechnic, Wenzhou, China.ORCID 0009-0006-8300-7321

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backgroundThe rising burden of chronic diseases among older adults in China underscores the urgent need for an integrated and efficient health care system. Existing services are often fragmented, lacking coordination and accessibility, particularly for urban community-dwelling older adults with multiple comorbidities. There is a critical demand for person-centered integrated care that enables resource sharing, expert guidance, and the safe, continuous management of chronic conditions.

objectiveThis study aims to extend the theoretical understanding of case-managed integrated care informed by the Program of Research to Integrate the Services for the Maintenance of Autonomy (PRISMA) model within urban Chinese communities. It will examine older adults' expectations for case-managed integrated care, develop and validate a measurement instrument to quantify these expectations, and build an evidence-based framework to adapt the PRISMA model to the Chinese context.

methodsAn exploratory sequential mixed methods design will be used across 3 phases. Phase I involves qualitative interviews with community-dwelling older adults and other stakeholders to explore unmet health care needs and perceptions of case-managed integrated care. Phase II entails the development and psychometric validation of a questionnaire informed by the findings from phase I. Phase III involves a large-scale cross-sectional survey in Wenzhou, Taiyuan, and Hainan to quantify expectations for case-managed integrated care and identify associated sociodemographic factors. A data integration approach will be used to synthesize both qualitative and quantitative findings, providing a comprehensive understanding of expectations regarding the proposed integrated care.

resultsData collection is scheduled to begin in December 2025, with the study expected to last 24 months. Ethics approval has been obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee.

conclusionsThis study seeks to evaluate the feasibility of culturally adapting the PRISMA model for case-managed integrated care to address critical gaps in existing health care service delivery. The findings are expected to inform policy formulation, guide the implementation of integrated community care strategies, and ultimately improve health outcomes and quality of life for older adults in urban China.

trial registrationOSF Registries 825ah; https://osf.io/825ah. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): PRR1-10.2196/71394.

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Case ManagementCase ManagersDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedIndependent LivingAgedAged, 80 and overChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleQualitative ResearchResearch DesignSurveys and QuestionnairesUrban Populationagingcase managementchronic diseasesperson-centered carequalitative researchquantitative research

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