Investigation on the cognition and needs of integrating old-age care with medical service among different population groups
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8348.2018.16.022
- VernacularTitle:不同人群对医养结合养老护理认知及需求的调查
- Author:
Yufang SUI
1
;
Ying XIE
;
Dian ZHANG
;
Chunying LIU
;
Guilian JIANG
;
Jingjing WANG
Author Information
1. 郑州大学护理学院 450001
- Keywords:
integration of old-age care and medical service;
aged services;
nursing services;
needs and demand
- From:
Chongqing Medicine
2018;47(16):2201-2205
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the cognition and attitude toward integrating old-age care with medical services among the elderly,nurses from medical institutions and old-age care institution staffs,in order to provide references for developing implementation strategies of integrating old-age care with medical service.Methods The convenience sampling method was conducted,and 963 people.from 4 cities in Henan Province were enrolled in this survey from July to September 2016,including 599 elderly people,248 nurses from medical institutions and 166 old-age care institution staffs.All volunteers were investigated by using self-designed questionnaires.Results A total of 1 000 questionnaires were distributed,and 963 valid questionnaires were retrieved.The effective recovery rate was 96.3％.The cognition of integrating old-age care with medical service in all volunteers was low.There were differences in the needs of all nursing care services in the integrative old-age care and medical services,the needs of Chinese traditional medical care services were low.The highest demand of service capabilities was skills of coping urgent issues,while the lowest demand of service capabilities was education levels of care givers;the scores on evaluation of the two demands in the elderly were (4.803± 0.453) and (3.124± 1.246) points,those in the old-age care institution staffs were (4.819±0.468) and (2.698± 1.346) points,there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups (P＞0.05).Conclusion In the progress of promoting the integration of old-age care and medical services,it is necessary pay more attention on the promotion among non-urban elderly people,and improving living facilities as well as the quality of care services.Integrated management and hierarchical training for nursing professionals and old-age care institutions staffs should be carried out gradually.
