title: Goal negotiation with older people in three day care settings.
abstract: Drawing on a wider study of effectiveness in three models of day care, this paper explores the process and outcome of goal negotiation with older people in a day hospital, an outreach service and a day centre. Using qualitative data from interviews with day care attenders and focus groups with service providers, differing perspectives on goal setting and achievement are presented. It concludes with a brief discussion of this approach in the wider context of promoting older people's participation in decision-making in day care settings, where the espoused emphasis is on maintaining and maximising personal autonomy and independent living.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Work Studies, University of Southampton, UK,Research Nurse, Elderly Care Research Unit (ECRU) Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK,Consultant Physician, Director ECRU, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK,Professor, Department of Management, University of Southampton, UK andTeam Leader (Older Persons Sector), Social Services Department, Southampton City Council, UK.
authors.forename: Jackie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bray
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goddard
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Smith