Huang Ying-Chia, Chu Chiao-Lee, Ho Ching-Sung, Lan Shou-Jen, Hsieh Chen-Hsi, Hsieh Yen-Ping
Department of Senior Citizen Service Management, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, No, 193, Sec, 1, Sanmin Rd,, Taichung City, Taiwan.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2014 Jan 17;14:21. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-21.
The aim of this research was to investigate factors affecting different family members' decisions regarding the placement of relatives in long-term car (LTC) facilities in Taiwan. The objective was to investigate the correlations between family members' personal traits, the living conditions of residents in the LTC facilities, and family members' experiences with LTC facilities.
This study selected family members visiting residents in LTC facilities as research subjects and used a structured questionnaire to perform face-to-face interviews. This study used nonlinear canonical correlation analysis (OVERALS) to categorize the decision-making factors affecting family members' choices of LTC facilities.
The results showed that when making decisions about the placement of family members, spouses chose facilities according to their own life experiences, children considered medical treatment convenience, grandchildren preferred to collect relevant information on facilities, and other relatives preferred to decide based on introductions from government departments.
These results help clarify how different family roles affect decision-making processes regarding the choice of LTC facilities. In particular, spouses and female relatives require an interventional service mechanism that provides consultation or referral information.
本研究旨在探讨影响台湾地区不同家庭成员将亲属安置于长期照护机构决策的因素。目的是调查家庭成员的个人特质、长期照护机构中居民的生活条件以及家庭成员在长期照护机构的经历之间的相关性。
本研究选取前往长期照护机构探访居民的家庭成员作为研究对象，并使用结构化问卷进行面对面访谈。本研究采用非线性典型相关分析（OVERALS）对影响家庭成员选择长期照护机构的决策因素进行分类。
结果显示，在做出家庭成员安置决策时，配偶根据自身生活经历选择机构，子女考虑医疗便利性，孙辈更倾向于收集机构相关信息，其他亲属则更倾向于依据政府部门介绍来做决定。
这些结果有助于阐明不同家庭角色如何影响长期照护机构选择的决策过程。特别是，配偶和女性亲属需要一种提供咨询或转诊信息的干预服务机制。
