Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bjørnsonsgate 45, 5528Haugesund, Norway.
Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2021 Mar 4;22:e6. doi: 10.1017/S1463423621000049.
The purpose of this study was to investigate how old persons perceived their life to be, how they viewed the ageing process and their need of health care and societal support.
The purpose of WHO's Healthy Ageing strategy and development of age-friendly environments is to support physiological and psychosocial changes in old persons by facilitating basic needs. Interventions to operationalize these needs in older people living at home are often developed from a professional perspective and to a small extent involves the perceptions, experience and expectations of the older persons.
This qualitative study has an explorative design using focus group discussions to collect data. In all, 34 persons between 69 and 93 years of age participated in seven group discussions. The interviews were analyzed using inductive manifest content analysis.
The main results suggest that most old persons enjoyed life and wished it to continue for as long as possible. Important was to sustain networks and to feel useful. Unexpected changes were described as threats and the need to use health care services was associated with illness and being dependent. The result is presented in three categories with sub-categories: 'Embracing life', 'Dealing with challenges' and 'Considering the future'.
本研究旨在探讨老年人如何感知自己的生活、如何看待衰老过程以及他们对医疗保健和社会支持的需求。
世界卫生组织（WHO）的健康老龄化战略和开发适合老年人的环境旨在通过促进基本需求来支持老年人的生理和心理社会变化。在居家的老年人中实施这些需求的干预措施通常是从专业角度出发制定的，并且在一定程度上涉及到老年人的看法、经验和期望。
本定性研究采用探索性设计，使用焦点小组讨论来收集数据。共有 34 名年龄在 69 岁至 93 岁之间的人参加了 7 次小组讨论。使用归纳主题内容分析法对访谈进行分析。
主要结果表明，大多数老年人享受生活并希望尽可能长久地延续下去。维持人际关系和感到有用是很重要的。意外的变化被描述为威胁，对医疗保健服务的需求与疾病和依赖有关。结果呈现为三个类别和子类别：“拥抱生活”、“应对挑战”和“考虑未来”。
