Department of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Nurs Open. 2023 Sep;10(9):6416-6427. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1891. Epub 2023 Jun 21.
To explore the acquisition behaviours for nutrition-related information of older adults in a long-term care facility.
A qualitative descriptive design was used in this study.
Sixteen older adults in a long-term care facility were recruited using purposive sampling between March and May 2021. Data were collected via face-to-face semi-structured interviews, based on open questions regarding acquisition behaviours for nutrition-related information and flexible question formulation, and the data were analysed using an inductive-deductive method. A health promotion model was used as a conceptual framework to regulate the refinement of themes.
Three themes were identified in this study. The first theme discussed the individual characteristics and experiences of older adults that contributed to their acquisition behaviours for nutrition-related information. The second theme described behaviour-specific cognitions of and the effects on the participants regarding the influencing factors involving various internal individual elements and external physical environment. The third theme explored the positive behavioural outcomes of the participants resulting from these acquisition behaviours.
Acquisition behaviours for nutrition-related information of older adults in long-term care facilities were affected by both individual characteristics and external physical environment factors. Access to nutritional information can help older adults cultivate a healthy diet. Although they exhibited a significant interest in nutrition, the participants still encountered several difficulties. Based on the actual care needs of the older people, appropriate nutritional information interventions should be provided by healthcare providers working in long-term care facilities so as to improve the ability of the older people to acquire information independently.
All 16 participants actively participated in the interview process and the preliminary preparation of the article.
探讨长期护理机构老年人获取营养相关信息的行为。
本研究采用定性描述设计。
2021 年 3 月至 5 月,采用目的抽样法招募了 16 名长期护理机构的老年人。通过基于获取营养相关信息的开放问题和灵活问题表述的面对面半结构式访谈收集数据,并采用归纳演绎法进行数据分析。健康促进模型被用作概念框架来规范主题的细化。
本研究确定了三个主题。第一个主题讨论了老年人的个体特征和经验,这些特征和经验促成了他们获取营养相关信息的行为。第二个主题描述了参与者对各种内部个体因素和外部物理环境影响获取营养相关信息行为的特定行为认知和影响。第三个主题探讨了参与者通过这些获取行为产生的积极行为结果。
长期护理机构老年人获取营养相关信息的行为受到个体特征和外部物理环境因素的影响。获取营养信息可以帮助老年人培养健康的饮食习惯。尽管他们对营养表现出浓厚的兴趣,但参与者仍然遇到了一些困难。根据老年人的实际护理需求,长期护理机构的医护人员应提供适当的营养信息干预措施,以提高老年人独立获取信息的能力。
所有 16 名参与者都积极参与了访谈过程和文章的初步准备。