Home-based Care Service Package for Urban Disabled Elderly in Zhengzhou, China
10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2017.01.028
- VernacularTitle:郑州市残疾老年人居家养老照护服务包的构建
- Author:
Ying CHEN
;
Lixia MA
;
Huili PEI
;
Lingling LIU
;
Zhenxiang ZHANG
- Keywords:
disability;
elderly;
home-based care;
service package
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2017;23(1):118-122
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To construct a home-care service package for the urban disabled elderly that satisfy their demands and improve the efficiency of service. Methods From August to October, 2014, a total of 285 disabled (mild, medium and severe) elderly from a cluster sampling were investigated with the self-designed questionnaire about home-care demands among them. An initiatory service package was drawn to meet the demands reported by 40% of them or above. The package was consulted by a group of 15 experts using Delphi method. Results The final service package included 11, 19, 20 items of care for the mild, medium and severe disabled elderly, respectively. Conclu-sion The disabled elderly home-care package in Zhengzhou has been created based on the demands among disabled elderly.