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Elder care recipients' care-seeking process

¹Department of Primary Care, College of Nursing, University of Tennessee, Memphis, USA.

Western Journal of Nursing Research

|February 1, 1996

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Elders actively elicit care from caregivers through a dynamic process. Understanding these care-seeking strategies can help nurses improve elder care interactions.

Area of Science:

Gerontology
Nursing
Sociology

Background:

Continuing-care retirement communities (CCRCs) house elders with diverse care needs.
Elders' roles in care interactions are often perceived as passive.
Understanding elder care-seeking behaviors is crucial for effective care delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe the care-seeking process employed by elders in a CCRC.
To identify how elders elicit care and engage caregivers.
To inform nursing practice regarding elder care interactions.

Main Methods:

Ethnographic field research over 8 months.
Semistructured interviewing with 47 elders.
Participant observation and focus group interviews.

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Main Results:

The care-seeking process involves sequential phases and stages.
Elders actively and thoughtfully engage in eliciting care.
Elders' interactions with formal and informal caregivers evolve over time.

Conclusions:

Elders play an active role in their care-seeking.
Nurses can utilize this understanding to enhance care interactions.
This research provides insights into elder-caregiver dynamics within CCRCs.