Emiliussen Jakob, Engelsen Søren, Christiansen Regina, Nielsen Anette Søgaard, Klausen Søren Harnow
University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; Department of Psychiatry, Region of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Nordisk Alkohol Nark. 2021 Oct;38(5):414-433. doi: 10.1177/14550725211018113. Epub 2021 Jun 17.
Western societies are aging rapidly, and habitual use of alcohol is changing among older adults. Hence, care facilities are facing novel challenges regarding alcohol use. This pioneering qualitative study seeks to investigate the role of alcohol in care homes, as seen from the perspectives of residents, care workers, relatives, and institution management simultaneously.
Five residents, four care workers, three relatives, and two care home managers participated in semi-structured interviews lasting 60 minutes maximum. An interpretative phenomenological analysis framework were utilised for the analysis.
It seems that there is a positive attitude towards the use of alcohol in care homes across the four groups of participants. They find that the use of alcohol is presently low among the residents. Importantly there appears to be an important symbolic value in the rituals surrounding alcohol which is upheld by all four groups.
While experiences between the four groups seem to converge regarding the use of alcohol, there are still some important differences. Importantly, we suggest that these unique views be utilised in developing methods for handling alcohol use in care homes in the future.
西方社会正在迅速老龄化，老年人的饮酒习惯也在发生变化。因此，护理机构在酒精使用方面面临着新的挑战。这项开创性的定性研究旨在从居民、护理人员、亲属和机构管理人员的角度，同时调查酒精在养老院中的作用。
五名居民、四名护理人员、三名亲属和两名养老院经理参与了最长60分钟的半结构化访谈。分析采用了解释性现象学分析框架。
四组参与者似乎对养老院中酒精的使用持积极态度。他们发现目前居民中的酒精使用率较低。重要的是，围绕酒精的仪式似乎具有重要的象征价值，这一点得到了所有四组人员的认同。
虽然四组人员在酒精使用方面的经历似乎趋于一致，但仍存在一些重要差异。重要的是，我们建议在未来开发处理养老院酒精使用问题的方法时，利用这些独特的观点。
