A health concept with a social potential: an interview study with nursing home residents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A qualitative, interview-based study was embedded in a randomized intervention trial, the Older People Exercise and Nutrition (OPEN) study. Participants in the OPEN study were encouraged to conduct sessions of sit-to-stand (STS) exercises combined with Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) intake. The aim was to describe the older persons' perceptions and experiences of being given the daily opportunity to perform the STS exercise and drink ONS.

Methods

In-depth interviews were conducted in six nursing homes with the participants using a semi-structured interview guide. One or two individual interviews were performed with each included participant. Twenty-three NH residents (16 women and 7 men) participated in the qualitative study. Their ages ranged between 76 and 9

SUBMITTER: Vikstrom S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7487501 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature