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Bridging Policy and Research in Eldercare

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2023

Norah C. Keating ,
Janet E. Fast ,
Ingrid A. Connidis ,
Margaret Penning  and
Janice Keefe
Norah C. Keating*
Affiliation:
University of Alberta
Janet E. Fast
Affiliation:
University of Alberta
Ingrid A. Connidis
Affiliation:
University of Western Ontario
Margaret Penning
Affiliation:
University of Victoria
Janice Keefe
Affiliation:
Mount Saint Vincent University
*
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Abstract

A new paradigm for continuing care policy has emerged that is based on assumptions about the benefits of caring partnerships and client-centred care delivery. Such assumptions place the interface between formal and informal care squarely on the policy agenda. The authors describe how existing research can contribute to the debate stimulated by the new policy paradigm and suggest future research that is informed by the paradigm. They argue that theory is an important tool to make policy agendas more explicit and they use human ecology theory to illustrate how theory can frame the development of research to address policy. Finally, they describe barriers to be overcome in order for policy and research to inform one another.

Résumé

Résumé

On a vu surgir un nouveau paradigme de soins continus qui repose sur des postulats quant aux avantages du partage des soins et de la prestation de soins axés sur le client. Ces postulats situent carrément la corrélation entre les soins structurés ou non au programme des objectifs. Les auteurs décrivent la façon dont la recherche actuelle peut enrichir le débat engendré par le nouveau paradigme et proposent une recherche éventuelle alimentée ce même paradigme. Us affirment que la théorie constitue un outil important d'explicitation du programme des objectifs et font appel à la théorie de l'écologie humaine pour illustrer le développement de la recherche en regard de l'élaboration des politiques. Enfin, ils décrivent les obstacles à franchir pour que la politique et la recherche s'enrichissent l'une l'autre.

Keywords

FamiliesEldercarePolicyFamillesservices aux aînéspolitiques
Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 16 , Issue S1: Bridging Policy and Research on Aging/Tisser des liens entre les politiques et la recherche relative au vieillissement , Spring Printemps 1997 , pp. 22 - 41
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1997

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