Investigation of long-term care needs and its influencing factors among old people with chronic diseases in nursing homes in rural area of Liaoning

VernacularTitle:辽宁省农村养老机构慢性病老年人长期照护需求及其影响因素分析
Author: Xiaopan SHI ; Huijun ZHANG ; Jia SUI ; Ying WANG ; Xin YIN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Long-term care need; Influencing factors; Chronic disease; Aged; Nursing facility
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2016;32(27):2099-2103
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate long-term care needs and its influencing factors among old people with chronic diseases in nursing homes in rural area of Liaoning. Methods A total of 502 elderly with chronic diseases were recruited using convenience sampling method from eight nursing homes in rural area of Liaoning, and were investigated with the general information questionnaire, Short Form 36-item Health Survey (SF-36) and long-term care needs questionnaire from March 2015 to January 2016. Results Logistic regression analyses were used to identify that age (P=0.000), old patients′ disease condition (P=0.008), marriage (P=0.013) and quality of life (P=0.000) were major factors affecting long-term care needs. The top three highest percentage services were seeing the doctor 85.26% (428/502), assisting with taking the medicine 80.28% (403/502), assisting with bathing 70.32% (353/502). Conclusions This study suggests that we should improve the quality of services of long-term care needs based on the demands of old people with chronic diseases in nursing homes in rural area.