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Transition of new residents to nursing homes: A qualitative meta-synthesis
Binbin Mei1, Qi Liang2, Songna Luo3
1Faculty of Nursing, Burapha University, Chonburi 20131, Thailand; School of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, PR China.
Aim:
To synthesize qualitative evidence on the transition experience of new residents to nursing homes.
Methods:
A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Wanfang Database from inception to February 2024. The CASP evaluation for qualitative studies was used for quality appraisal, and meta-aggregation was used in data analysis.
Results:
77 well-defined findings, 8 categories, and 3 synthesized findings were identified from 20 studies concerned the following topics: the pressure and challenges, the transition process, the needs and expectations of new residents.
Conclusions:
The transition of new residents to nursing homes is a dynamic process and could be influenced by key factors: personal philosophy, maintaining identity, accepting one's situation. Families, institutions and other stakeholders need to work together to provide personalized care and services as well as satisfactory social support for new residents. Tailored interventions research is needed in the future to promote nursing home adjustment.
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