Qualitative study on discharged empty nesters' needs for extended nursing
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2017.14.006
- VernacularTitle:出院空巢老人延续性护理需求的质性研究
- Author:
Chunxia LIAO
1
;
Hongmei MA
;
Jiaojiao WU
;
Qian ZHANG
;
Xu XU
Author Information
1. 武汉大学人民医院老年科
- Keywords:
Empty nester;
Extended nursing;
Need;
Qualitative study
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2017;23(14):1851-1855
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore empty nesters' needs for extended nursing when discharged from hospital and to provide a basis for extended nursing of empty nesters.Methods Totally 12 empty nesters discharged from hospital were investigated by semi-structured interview, and relevant data were analyzed with Giorgi six-step method based on phenomenological research.Results In this study, totally 4 themes related to discharged empty nesters' needs for extended nursing were found, including specialized health guidance, non-specialized service support, convenient service channels and available health service resources. Conclusions Extended nursing specially designed for empty nesters should be equipped with extended psychological nursing, daily nursing and other nursing services, and personalized services should be provided to empty nesters in effective forms of extended nursing. Meanwhile, community hospitals' functions as well as cooperation between hospitals and communities should be strengthened to improve extended nursing services.
