Health personnel's experience with resident-centered care in nursing homes in Korea: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Changing the culture in nursing homes in South Korea comes with challenges, and the key issues of resident-centered care have been described. This study aims to describe health personnel's experience in providing resident-centered care in nursing homes.

Methods

Qualitative data were collected through individual and focus group interviews consisting of registered nurses (n = 4), certified nurse assistants (n = 2), and long-term caregivers (n = 12) working at nursing homes in South Korea. The participants (n = 18) completed the interviews from May to June 2018, and all interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed by employing the content analysis method.

Results

Five main categories are conceptualized: (1) residents' partici

SUBMITTER: Chang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6608661 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature