Department of Community Health, Medical Faculty, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
STEM Enculturation Research Center, Faculty of Education, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Front Public Health. 2023 Feb 8;11:1042124. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1042124. eCollection 2023.
Caregivers of elderly people need the right education and empowering skills to manage their own health needs and the elderly people they care for.
The study aimed to explore youth perceptions of the My-Elderly-Care-Skills Module intervention and its perceived feasibility.
This study involved youth respondents (18-30 years old) from low-income households who are accountable to providing care for independent older people (60 years or above) living in the same house. A qualitative study using a case study design was used to assess youth perceptions based on the content of the My-Elderly-Care-Skills module, by focusing on its implementation usage and usefulness for the care of the elderly. A total of 30 youths voluntarily participated in the online training workshop during the COVID-19 pandemic movement restriction order period. There were multiple sources of data, such as video recorded on reflection of care given at home, text messages in a WhatsApp group, and in-depth interviews during small group online meetings. Data were recorded and transcribed verbatim for common themes before a theme analysis was conducted. Inductive content analysis was performed after the saturation point was met.
Thematic analysis derived two domains of feasibility: operational and technical feasibility. There were three themes under operational practicality (improving awareness, addressing the caregiving skills needs, and seeking resources for knowledge) and three themes for technical practicality (easily used and informative, skill in effective communication, and program fulfillment).
It was verified that it is feasible for young caregivers of the elderly to participate in the My-Elderly-Care-Skills training intervention as it helps in improving knowledge and skills performance in managing and caring for the elderly.
照顾老年人的护理人员需要接受正确的教育和赋权技能，以满足自身的健康需求和照顾老年人的需求。
本研究旨在探讨青年对“我的老年护理技能模块”干预措施的看法及其感知的可行性。
本研究涉及来自低收入家庭的青年受访者（18-30 岁），他们有责任为同住的独立老年人（60 岁及以上）提供照顾。采用案例研究设计的定性研究，根据“我的老年护理技能模块”的内容评估青年的看法，重点关注其实施使用情况及其对老年人护理的有用性。在 COVID-19 大流行限制令期间，共有 30 名青年自愿参加了在线培训研讨会。有多种数据来源，如在家中护理的反思视频记录、WhatsApp 群组中的短信以及小型在线会议期间的深入访谈。对数据进行了记录和逐字转录，以便进行主题分析。在达到饱和度后，进行了归纳内容分析。
主题分析得出了可行性的两个领域：操作性和技术性可行性。操作性实用性下有三个主题（提高意识、满足照顾技能需求和寻求知识资源），技术性实用性下有三个主题（易于使用和信息丰富、有效沟通技巧和项目完成）。
验证了让老年护理人员参与“我的老年护理技能”培训干预措施是可行的，因为它有助于提高管理和照顾老年人的知识和技能表现。
