Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Inndalsveien 28, N-5005, Bergen, Norway.
Centre for Elderly and Nursing Home Medicine, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
BMC Geriatr. 2017 Oct 30;17(1):254. doi: 10.1186/s12877-017-0650-x.
Meaning and purpose in life are fundamental to human beings. In changing times, with an aging population and increased life expectancy, the need for health care services and long-term care is likely to grow. More deeply understanding how older long-term care residents perceive meaning and purpose in life is critical for improving the quality of care and the residents' quality of life. The purpose of this study was to explore crucial aspects promoting nursing home residents' experience of meaning and purpose in everyday life.
An exploratory hermeneutical design with qualitative interviews for collecting data.
Four key experiences were found to promote meaning and purpose in life: 1) physical and mental well-being, 2) belonging and recognition, 3) personally treasured activities and 4) spiritual closeness and connectedness.
In supporting meaning and purpose in life of nursing home residents, the residents' everyday well-being should be a central focus of care and facilitate personally treasured activities. Focused attention should also be given to the meaning-making power of experiencing belonging, recognition and spiritual connectedness.
人生意义和目标是人类的基本需求。在时代变迁中，随着人口老龄化和预期寿命的延长，对医疗保健服务和长期护理的需求可能会增加。更深入地了解老年长期护理居民如何感知生活中的意义和目标，对于提高护理质量和居民的生活质量至关重要。本研究旨在探讨促进养老院居民日常生活意义和目标体验的关键方面。
采用探索性诠释学设计和定性访谈收集数据。
发现了四个促进生活意义和目标的关键体验：1）身心健康，2）归属感和认同感，3）个人珍视的活动，4）精神亲近和联系。
在支持养老院居民的生活意义和目标时，居民的日常幸福感应成为护理的核心关注点，并促进个人珍视的活动。还应关注体验归属感、认同感和精神联系的意义建构能力。
