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Social-Interaction Knowledge Translation for In-Home Management of Urinary Incontinence and Chronic Care.

Lynn Jansen¹, Carol L McWilliam², Dorothy Forbes³

¹College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Regina, SK S4T OH8. lynn.jansen@usask.ca

Canadian Journal on Aging = La Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement

|September 26, 2013

Summary

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Urinary incontinence (UI) management in home care relies on translating tacit knowledge through caregiver relationships. Effective knowledge translation (KT) requires mutual understanding and confidence-building for successful in-home care.

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Area of Science:

Gerontology
Nursing
Sociology

Background:

Urinary incontinence (UI) is a primary cause of in-home care failure.
Conservative UI management exists, but care breakdown persists.
Knowledge translation (KT) in home care is underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore social interaction processes in translating UI management knowledge within home care.
To develop a substantive theory on how UI knowledge is translated in in-home settings.

Main Methods:

Qualitative study using in-depth interviews.
Participants included 23 family caregivers, home care recipients, and providers.
Glaser’s constant comparison and analysis criteria were employed.

Main Results:

A substantive theory, "translating knowledge through relating," was developed.
Ten subthemes illustrate the process: building comfort, mutuality, and confidence.
Intersubjectivity and bi-directional interactions are crucial for knowledge translation.

Conclusions:

Findings offer theoretical and practical insights into in-home UI KT.
Tacit and experiential knowledge translation is vital for chronic care.
Relational interactions are essential for effective in-home care knowledge exchange.