Table 1
Search Strategy.
| SEARCH STRATEGY | |
|---|---|
| Population | Subject headings: “Aged”; “Older Adulthood” Search terms: Elderly or “Older adult*” or “Older people” or “Older person*” or Aged or Geriatric* ) OR AB ( Elderly or “Older adult*” or “Older people” or “Older person*” or Aged or Geriatric* |
| AND | |
| Intervention | Subject headings: “Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; Integrated health care system; “Integrated Services”; “Continuity of Patient Care”; “Continuum of Care” Search terms: “Integrated care” or “Multi-disciplinary care” or “Multidisciplinary care” or “Inter-disciplinary care” or “Interdisciplinary care” or “Co-ordinated care” or “Coordinated care” or “Care coordination” or “Care co-ordination” or “Collaborative care” or “Integrated delivery” or “Integrated health care” or “Integrated healthcare” or “Inter-agency care” or “Interagency care” or “continuity of care” AND |
| Subject headings: “Patient-Centered Care” Search terms: (“Person centred*” or “Person centered*” or “Person focused” or “Client centred*” or “Client centered*” or “Client focused” or “Patient centred*” or “Patient centered*” or “Patient focused”) | |
| AND | |
| Context | patient* or client* or “service user*” or consumer*) N2 (experienc* or view* or perspective* or feel* or felt or prefer*) ) OR AB ( (patient* or client* or “service user*” or consumer*) N2 (experienc* or view* or perspective* or feel* or felt or prefer* |
| AND | |
| Setting | All healthcare settings |
| FILTERS | |
| Language | English |
| Publication dates | 01/01/2014-30/07/2024 |
| Databases | MedLine, CINAHL, PsycInfo, Embase, Web of Science. |
| Date searches were run | 30 July 2024 |
| Field | By title AND abstract. |
Table 2
Summary of inclusion and exclusion criteria.
| INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF PUBLICATIONS | |
|---|---|
| Publication selection criteria | Studies published between 1 January 2014–30 July 2024. |
| Empirical studies on older people’s experiences of integrated care (older person defined as 65 years or older). | |
| Studies reporting on care experiences in any setting. | |
| Studies published in English. | |
| Exclusion criteria | Studies published outside of the date range January 2014–30 July 2024. |
| Studies not reporting on experiences of individuals aged 65 years and older. | |
| Non-empirical studies. | |
| Studies not explicitly referencing integrated care. | |
| Studies not published in English. | |

Figure 1
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyse (PRISMA) flow diagram.

Figure 2
Country of studies.

Figure 3
Settings.

Figure 4
Areas of focus.

Figure 5
Components of integrated care.

Figure 6
Older People’s PCIC Experiences.

Figure 7
Mapping review findings to the PCPF.
Source: McCance and McCormack 2021.
