Computer modeling with randomized-controlled trial data informs the development of person-centered aged care homes

Lynn Chenoweth; Victor Vickland; Jane Stein-Parbury; Yun-Hee Jeon; Patricia Kenny; Henry Brodaty

doi:10.2217/nmt.15.40

Computer modeling with randomized-controlled trial data informs the development of person-centered aged care homes

Neurodegener Dis Manag. 2015 Oct;5(5):403-12. doi: 10.2217/nmt.15.40. Epub 2015 Oct 19.

Authors

Lynn Chenoweth¹, Victor Vickland², Jane Stein-Parbury³, Yun-Hee Jeon⁴, Patricia Kenny⁵, Henry Brodaty⁶

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Professor of Nursing, Centre for Health Brain Ageing, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
² Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
³ Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
⁴ Sydney Nursing School, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ Centre for Health Economics Research & Evaluation, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
⁶ Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Scientia Professor of Ageing and Mental Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

PMID: 26477894
DOI: 10.2217/nmt.15.40

Abstract

Aim: To answer questions on the essential components (services, operations and resources) of a person-centered aged care home (iHome) using computer simulation.

Materials & methods: iHome was developed with AnyLogic software using extant study data obtained from 60 Australian aged care homes, 900+ clients and 700+ aged care staff. Bayesian analysis of simulated trial data will determine the influence of different iHome characteristics on care service quality and client outcomes. Interim results: A person-centered aged care home (socio-cultural context) and care/lifestyle services (interactional environment) can produce positive outcomes for aged care clients (subjective experiences) in the simulated environment.

Conclusion: Further testing will define essential characteristics of a person-centered care home.

Keywords: aged care home; computer simulation; older people; person-centred; personhood; wellbeing.

MeSH terms

Aged
Australia
Health Services Research / statistics & numerical data*
Homes for the Aged / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Models, Statistical*
Nursing Homes / statistics & numerical data*
Patient-Centered Care / statistics & numerical data*
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / statistics & numerical data*