Outcomes for older people with long-term conditions attending day care services delivered by paid staff or volunteers: a comparative study.

Lunt, Catherine, Shiels, Chris, Dowrick, Christopher and Lloyd-Williams, Mari ORCID: 0000-0002-9590-5288 (2021) Outcomes for older people with long-term conditions attending day care services delivered by paid staff or volunteers: a comparative study. Palliative care and social practice, 15. 26323524211030283-.

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Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Day care services support older people living with long-term conditions (LTC's).<h4>Aims</h4>The aims of the study were to determine outcomes in terms of loneliness and health-related quality of life for older people with LTCs attending day care services in the United Kingdom.<h4>Methods</h4>Newly referred older people with LTCs to day care services in North West of England and Wales were invited to participate. The EQ-5D-3L and De Jong Loneliness questionnaires were completed at recruitment, 6 and 12 weeks.<h4>Results</h4>Ninty-four older people (64% female), age range 65-99 years; mean number of LTCs 4.3 (range: 2-9) were recruited. About 52% lived alone and 36% lived in one of the 20% most deprived local authorities in England and Wales. Outcomes over 12 weeks were comparable for paid, blended, and for volunteer-led services.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Following the Covid-19 pandemic, it is increasingly urgent to support older people with LTCs who may have lost physical and cognitive function during lockdown and to support their recovery. Our study suggests that volunteers can provide services and complement the care provided by paid staff, freeing up resources and enabling increasing numbers of older people to be supported.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Covid-19, day care services, long-term conditions, older people, rural, urban, volunteers
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	16 Jul 2021 07:54
Last Modified:	01 Mar 2024 18:52
DOI:	10.1177/26323524211030283
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3130165

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