加纳家庭照顾者对为患有高血压和/或糖尿病的老年人提供医疗保健的看法。
Perspectives of Family Caregivers on Healthcare Provided to Older Adults With Hypertension and/or Diabetes Mellitus in Ghana.
作者信息
Boateng Edward Appiah, Agyapomah Rosemary, Amankwaa Isaac, Dzomeku Veronica Millicent, Peprah Lawrencia Oppong
机构信息
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Kokofu, Ashanti-Ghana.
出版信息
Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2024 Jun 18;10:23337214241261534. doi: 10.1177/23337214241261534. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec.
This study explored the perspectives of family caregivers of older adults with hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus on the care provided to their kin when they visit the hospital. A qualitative research approach was used to conduct the study using family members providing informal care for older adults with hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus at a teaching hospital in Ghana. A total of 20 participants were purposively sampled, interviewed, and data was analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. Family caregivers mainly had perceptions that their older adult kin had poor interactions with the healthcare system because of some healthcare workers' negative attitudes, inadequate facilities at the clinics, and lack of geriatric care services at the facility. This notwithstanding, family caregivers also derived some benefits from accompanying their kin to the hospital. Practice and education in gerontological nursing must be employed to pragmatically meet the unique healthcare needs of older adults in Ghana with a focus on geriatrics units and standalone programs of study to prepare specialized healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive services to older adults. For a thorough understanding of issues of older adult care in the country, their perspectives on this subject should also be explored in future studies.
本研究探讨了患有高血压和/或糖尿病的老年人的家庭照顾者在亲属住院时对所提供护理的看法。采用定性研究方法,对加纳一家教学医院中为患有高血压和/或糖尿病的老年人提供非正式护理的家庭成员进行了研究。总共20名参与者被有目的地抽样、访谈,并使用反思性主题分析法对数据进行了分析。家庭照顾者主要认为,由于一些医护人员的消极态度、诊所设施不足以及医院缺乏老年护理服务,他们的老年亲属与医疗系统的互动不佳。尽管如此,家庭照顾者在陪同亲属住院时也获得了一些益处。必须采用老年护理方面的实践和教育,切实满足加纳老年人独特的医疗需求,重点关注老年病科病房和独立的学习项目,以培养专业医护人员,为老年人提供全面服务。为了深入了解该国老年人护理问题,未来的研究还应探讨他们对这一主题的看法。