Annica Backman

TL;DR: Author(s): McGilton, Katherine S; Escrig-Pinol, Astrid; Gordon, Adam; Chu, Charlene H; Zuniga, Franziska; Sanchez, Montserrat Gea; Boscart, Veronique; Meyer, Julienne; Corazzini, Kirsten N; Jacinto, Alessandro Ferrari; Spilsbury, Karen; Backman, Annica; Scales, Kezia; Wu, Bei.

TL;DR: This study is the first empirically to confirm that middle managers have a central leadership role in developing and supporting person-centred care practice, thereby creating a positive psychosocial climate and high quality care.

TL;DR: The Umeå ageing and health research programme is expected to provide translational knowledge on the structure, content and outcomes of person-centred care and health-promoting living conditions in home care, sheltered housing models, and nursing homes for older people and people with dementia.

TL;DR: If organizations are committed to person-centered care provision, care may need to be organized in a way that enables managers to be present on the units, to enact these strategies and lead person- centered care.

TL;DR: Nursing home managers' leadership were significantly associated with lower level of job strain and higher level of social support among direct care staff and social support were both individually and in combination associated with staff perception of lesser job strain.