Maloney S K, Finn J, Bloom D L, Andresen J
SPRY Foundation, Washington, DC 20006, USA.
Health Care Financ Rev. 1996 Fall;18(1):141-55.
To learn more about how older people make decisions about long-term care (LTC), in-depth interviews were conducted with 63 elderly individuals and 56 of their relatives to obtain information on the decisionmaking process. This qualitative research showed that LTC decisionmaking does not always follow typical consumer decisionmaking models, in which a consumer seeks a product or service, selects among the alternatives, and assesses the choice. Further, the interviews yielded four long-term care decisionmaking styles among older adults related to their degree of planning or not planning. This study underscores the need to develop tailored communications for older people and their families aimed at encouraging appropriate and cost-effective use of LTC services.
为了更深入了解老年人如何做出长期护理（LTC）决策，我们对63位老年人及其56位亲属进行了深度访谈，以获取决策过程的相关信息。这项定性研究表明，长期护理决策并不总是遵循典型的消费者决策模式，即消费者寻找产品或服务、在备选方案中进行选择并评估所选方案。此外，访谈还得出了老年人中与规划程度相关的四种长期护理决策风格。本研究强调需要为老年人及其家庭制定有针对性的沟通方式，以鼓励合理且经济高效地使用长期护理服务。
