Serrano-Gemes Gema, Serrano-Del-Rosal Rafael, Rich-Ruiz Manuel
Institute for Advanced Social Studies- Spanish National Research Council (IESA-CSIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain.
Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), University of Cordoba (UCO), Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2021 Jan 21;11(2):14. doi: 10.3390/bs11020014.
The objective of this review was to understand how participants experience the decision-making process regarding the place of care for the elderly. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review of qualitative studies. The articles were included if they were original studies with qualitative/mixed methodology, written in English/Spanish, and that approached the decision-making process regarding the place of care for the elderly, already experienced by the participants. Forty-four articles were included, identifying experiences, both negative and positive. Negative experiences have been the most frequently reported experiences by all population groups; fear was the most relevant experience for the elderly, whereas concern was the most relevant for family members and professionals. This review has not only found a great variability of experiences, but also, it has deepened the differences between groups and the situations motivating/generating these experiences. This review highlights a wide range of experiences of those directly involved in the entire decision-making process on the place of care for the elderly. In future research it would be interesting to carry out qualitative primary studies conducted with professionals and other relevant people involved in this decision-making process, in order to know first-hand how they experience this process.
本综述的目的是了解参与者在老年人护理场所决策过程中的体验。因此，我们对定性研究进行了系统综述。如果文章是采用定性/混合方法的原创研究，用英文/西班牙文撰写，且涉及参与者已经经历过的老年人护理场所决策过程，那么这些文章就会被纳入。共纳入44篇文章，识别出了正面和负面的体验。负面体验是所有人群中最常被报告的体验；恐惧是老年人最相关的体验，而担忧是家庭成员和专业人员最相关的体验。本综述不仅发现了体验的巨大差异，还加深了不同群体之间的差异以及引发/产生这些体验的情况。本综述突出了直接参与老年人护理场所整个决策过程的人员的广泛体验。在未来的研究中，对参与这一决策过程的专业人员和其他相关人员进行定性的初步研究将会很有意思，以便直接了解他们对这一过程的体验。
