School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University , Richmond , Australia.
MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour & Development, Western Sydney University , Richmond , Australia.
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2019 Dec;14(1):1658333. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2019.1658333.
: Government strategies are putting increasing emphasis on sustaining the capacity of older persons to continue living independently in their own homes to ease strain on aged care services. The aim of this study was to understand the experiences and strategies that older people utilize to remain living at home from their own perspective. : A grounded theory methodology was used to explore the actions and strategies used by persons over the age of 65 to enable them to remain living in their own homes. Data were collected from 21 women and men in three focus group discussions and 10 in-depth semi-structured interviews. : The data revealed that the central process participants used to hold momentum and sustain living at home involves a circular process in which older people acknowledge change and make ongoing evaluations and decisions about ageing at home. : These findings have implications for informing policy and service provision by identifying appropriate resources and services to promote successful ageing at home.
政府策略愈发注重维持老年人在自己家中独立生活的能力，以减轻老年护理服务的压力。本研究旨在从老年人自身的角度理解他们为了实现居家生活而采用的经验和策略。
本研究采用扎根理论方法，探索了 65 岁以上人群为了实现居家生活而采取的行动和策略。数据收集自三轮焦点小组讨论的 21 名女性和男性参与者，以及 10 名深入的半结构化访谈参与者。
研究结果表明，参与者为保持居家生活动力和持续性所采用的核心过程是一个循环过程，老年人在这个过程中认识到变化，并对居家养老进行持续的评估和决策。
这些发现对制定政策和提供服务具有启示意义，有助于确定适当的资源和服务，以促进成功的居家养老。
