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Study on nursing service needs among elderly people lived in nursing institutions in Fuzhou / 中国实用护理杂志
Article in Zh | WPRIM | ID: wpr-487558
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ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate nursing care needs of elderly nursing homes residents in Fuzhou, to help to improve nursing care quality provided by elderly nursing homes. Methods A total of 120 elderly residents from 10 elderly nursing homes in Fuzhou were investigated with a self-developed questionnaire focusing on nursing care needs of elderly nursing home residents. The questionnaire included the following two parts the general information of the elderly residents and the needs of disease care, basic nursing care, daily life care as well as psychological care. Results The retrieving rate was 95.8%(115/120). The overall nursing care needs of elderly nursing home residents was at the middle level (2.59 ±0.80), the highest demand for nursing care was disease care (3.34±1.07), followed by psychological care (2.56±0.93), basic nursing care (2.20±1.15) and daily life care (2.23±0.97). The single living elderly residents got lower scores than the couple living elderly residents in disease care, basic nursing care 3.19±1.07, 2.06±1.10 vs. 3.78±0.96, 2.62±1.20 (t=2.656, t=2.311, P<0.05). Over 90 years old age groups got lower scores than the other age groups in the disease care, 2.25 ±0.69, 3.80 ±0.72, 3.35 ±1.09, which showed significant difference (F=7.10, P < 0.05). The elderly suffering from hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease varied in the demand for different care. Conclusions The overall nursing care needs of elderly nursing home residents was at the middle level. Staying with spouse, age, disease state are the influencing factors of nursing care needs of elderly nursing home residents.
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Full text: 1 Index: WPRIM Language: Zh Journal: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing Year: 2016 Type: Article
Full text: 1 Index: WPRIM Language: Zh Journal: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing Year: 2016 Type: Article