Building a cohesive partnership: Perspectives of staff caregivers on improving self-care independence among older adults living in long-term care facilities

Autor:	Mei-chen Chen, Su hsien Chang, Ching-len Yu
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Long-term care Nursing General partnership media_common.quotation_subject Self care Self-Care Aged Long-Term Care Caregivers Partnership Beşeri Bilimler Ortak Disiplinler Humanities Multidisciplinary Psychology Independence media_common
Zdroj:	Volume: 1, Issue: 3 101-107 Journal of Aging and Long-Term Care
ISSN:	2618-6535 2619-9017
DOI:	10.5505/jaltc.2018.92486
Popis:	This study was to understand how to establish a cohesive partnership aimed at improving self-care independence among older adults living in long-term care facilities. This was a qualitative research design. Results found that to build a partnership, staffs indicated three major elements are essential: (1) prior discussion, (2) building trust, and (3) reporting conditions of residents voluntarily. However, this study observed that family caregivers’ attitudes and health or characteristics of older adults were of influence frequently affected older adults to regain/maintain self-care independence. To decrease the negative impact, the staffs should have attitudes of compassion, empathy, and caring.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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