Problems identified by dual sensory impaired older adults in long-term care when using a self-management program: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To gain insights into the problems of dual sensory impaired older adults in long-term care. Insights into these problems are essential for developing adequate policies which address the needs of the increasing population of dual sensory impaired older adults in long-term care.

Methods

A qualitative study was conducted in parallel with a cluster randomized controlled trial. Dual sensory impaired older adults in the intervention group (n = 47, age range 82-98) were invited by a familiar nurse to identify the problems they wanted to address. Data were taken from the semi-structured intervention diaries in which nurses noted the older adults' verbal responses during a five-month intervention period in 17 long-term care homes across the Netherlands. The data were analyz

SUBMITTER: Roets-Merken L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5360251 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature