Adequacy of care provision in long-term home nursing arrangements: A triangulation of three perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A growing proportion of older people in Germany receive long-term care from informal and professional caregivers at home. Their personal assessment of the individual care situation is scarcely considered.

Aim

This study aimed to explore the subjective views of care recipients, informal and professional caregivers on the adequacy of care provision in long-term home care arrangements.

Design and methods

Qualitative semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted with ten care recipients, ten professional caregivers and eight informal caregivers to capture their perspectives on the adequacy of the care received and delivered. Qualitative content analysis was applied using MAXQDA software.

Results

All groups highlighted that they perceive an un

SUBMITTER: Seidlein AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7424429 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature