Farrar Helen M, Kulig Judith, Sullivan-Wilson Janet
Res Gerontol Nurs. 2018 Jan 1;11(1):29-38. doi: 10.3928/19404921-20171128-02.
Amish older adults represent a growing and understudied population whose current health practices, interactions with health care systems outside of their community, and care needs are unknown. Limited research exists on why, when, and how Amish older adults and their caregivers experience health care services outside of their family and community. The purpose of the current study was to describe and explore the perspectives of Amish caregivers caring for older adults and their experiences with health care services outside of their community. A qualitative phenomenological research design was used in combination with a community-based participatory framework with caregivers in a small, rural Amish settlement. Amish caregiving of older adults is a complex phenomenon that is influenced by cultural characteristics. Caregivers place significant cultural value on home caregiving, emphasize the experience as a blessing, and relate misunderstandings between themselves and outside health care providers as significant concerns. [Res Gerontol Nurs. 2018; 11(1):29-38.].
阿米什老年人是一个不断增长但研究不足的群体，他们目前的健康习惯、与社区外医疗保健系统的互动以及护理需求尚不清楚。关于阿米什老年人及其护理人员为何、何时以及如何在家庭和社区之外体验医疗保健服务的研究有限。本研究的目的是描述和探索照顾老年人的阿米什护理人员的观点以及他们在社区外医疗保健服务方面的经历。在一个小型农村阿米什定居点，采用了定性现象学研究设计，并结合了基于社区的参与性框架与护理人员进行研究。阿米什人对老年人的护理是一个复杂的现象，受到文化特征的影响。护理人员非常重视家庭护理，强调这种经历是一种福气，并将他们自己与外部医疗保健提供者之间的误解视为重大问题。[《老年护理杂志》。2018年；11(1):29 - 38。]
