Living experience and care needs of Chinese empty-nest elderly people in urban communities in Beijing, China: A qualitative study
Living experience and care needs of Chinese empty-nest elderly people in urban communities in Beijing, China: A qualitative study
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ijnss.2015.01.008
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发表时间：
2015-03-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Chen, Shuang-Qin
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作者：
Liu, Jun-E;Tian, Jun-Ye;Chen, Shuang-Qin
研究背景：我国空巢老人在生活、医疗、社会支持等方面有相当大的需求。目的：探讨中国空巢老人的护理需求，为相关部门制定护理支持政策提供参考。从北京市不同地区的三个社区招募了25名不与子女同住的城市社区老年人。采用半结构式问卷进行深度访谈，收集数据。结果：空巢老人最主要的照护需求是居家照护。考虑到他们的身体状况、对支助的需求和他们自身的安全问题，他们希望在家中养老，希望雇用家庭保姆提供家庭护理，或在未来得到机构化护理。结论：居家与社区相结合的养老模式是适合空巢老人的养老模式，机构化养老是一种理想的养老补充形式。中华护理学会版权所有（C）2015制作和主办：爱思唯尔（新加坡）私人有限公司
Background: Empty-nest elders have considerable needs for daily living, health care, and social support in China. The growing need for care of an aging population requires to be met through adequate policy decision making by government.Aim: To explore care needs of Chinese empty-nest elderly people and to provide reference information for relevant authorities in making care-supporting policies.Method: A descriptive qualitative study design was adopted. Twenty-five senior citizens in urban communities who were not living with their children were recruited from three communities in different districts of Beijing. In-depth interviews with a semi-structured questionnaire were used to collect data. A qualitative content analysis method was used to analyze data.Results: A major care need by the empty-nest elderly was home-based care. In view of their physical condition, need of support and their own security problems, they would like to have aging-in-place, home-based care by housemaid employment, or have institutionalized care in the future. However, they had some concerns about institutionalized care.Conclusions: A combination of home-based and community-based care is a suitable mode of care for the empty-nest elderly, and institutionalized care is an expected supplementary form of care. Copyright (C) 2015, Chinese Nursing Association. Production and hosting by Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd.