An Investigation on Nursing Demands of Home Healthcare among Elderly in Yunnan Province
- VernacularTitle:云南省社区老年人居家护理需求现状调查研究
- Author:
Mengyun ZHANG
;
Ping WU
;
Jiao XU
;
Lingqing KONG
;
Lingyun RAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Community elders;
Home healthcare;
Nursing service demand
- From:
Journal of Kunming Medical University
2013;(12):26-29
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To establish programs of home healthcare service by investigation and analyzing the current status of the elderly requirements towards community nursing in yunnan province.Methods A self-administrated questionnaire which includes functional status,living situations,and home healthcare demands was distributed in 105 community elderly around Yunnan Province by professional staff. Results 76.20% of the community elderly people had different home care nursing service demands. The highest needs for community elderly is daily medical and nursing care.Conclusion Developing home healthcare can effectively improve the self- care consciousness of aged people, and also improving the quality of life in elderly has important significance for healthcare insurance of elderly.
