慢性疾病的衰老和老年人对社会联系的经验:一种定性描述性研究
Cristina Thompson1, Elizabeth Halcomb1, Malcolm Masso2
1School of Nursing, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
Australian journal of primary health
|July 4, 2024
概括
患有慢性疾病的老年人由于有限的社会联系而感到孤独和社会隔离. 一般实践可以帮助克服社会参与的障碍,提高福祉.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 社会科学 社会科学 社会科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 慢性疾病显著影响老年人的社会参与和整体幸福感.
- 在这个人口群体中,社会联系的减少往往导致孤独和社会孤立的感觉.
研究的目的:
- 为了探索老年澳大利亚人的社会联系的经验,慢性疾病.
- 确定影响这一群体社会参与的因素.
- 了解一般实践在支持社会联系和福祉方面的作用.
主要方法:
- 涉及19名患有慢性疾病的澳大利亚社区老年人 (平均年龄75.5岁) 的定性描述性研究.
- 进行了半结构面试,以收集有关社会联系,慢性疾病的影响以及对一般实践支持的观点的数据.
- 使用感应主题分析来分析收集的数据.
主要成果:
- 出现了五个关键主题:孤独,管理不断减少的社交联系,生活在慢性疾病中,社交联系的障碍,以及社交联系的促进者.
- 参与者报告说,患有慢性疾病的老龄化导致功能丧失和独立性降低,加剧了孤独和社会隔离.
- 确定的障碍包括流动性和交通问题,而家庭支持,社区参与和一般做法是关键的促进因素.
结论:
- 了解社会联系的经验,障碍和促进者对于开发老年人有效的临床干预至关重要.
- 一般诊疗提供了一个干预的关键机会,因为它被慢性病患者广泛使用.
- 一般实践护士有很好的地位,可以帮助老年患者克服维持社会联系和改善福祉的挑战.
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