A qualitative research on the elderly care needs of older residents living in residential care facilities

VernacularTitle:养老机构老年人养老服务需求的质性研究
Author: Longhua TANG ; Qingling ZHONG ; Xiwen LI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Aged; Qualitative research; Health services needs and demand; Nursing institution for the aged
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2015;31(21):1622-1625
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To describe the elderly care needs of older residents living in residential care facilities in Nanchang.Methods Three residential care facilities were purposefully selected and 19 residents were interviewed.The datum were tape-recorded,transcribed in full and then analyzed to identify the main patterns of responses.Results The elderly care needs of older residents in residential care facilities were generated four themes including the body,environment,mind,preparation for death.Conclusions China should establish endowment institutions endowment service needs assessment index system,improve the system of pension agency grading nursing.Enhance communication between pension institutions and medical institutions,to meet the demand for skilled nursing skills in the old man.Carrot and stick,reasonable allocation of resources,physical and social environment of hoisting mechanism,to meet the old man's psychological demand and the demand for environment.Enhancement of the humanistic care of dying old man,to meet the needs of stay in the old man to the hospice.