老年护理机构中的整骨疗法保健：新兴实践环境中从业者的经验。
Osteopathic health care in aged care facilities: The experience of practitioners in an emerging practice setting.
作者信息
Amorim Maria, Bennett Jade, McGarry David, Moore Brydie, Orrock Paul, Whitton Lochlan, Dullard Stephen
机构信息
Southern Cross University, East Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.
出版信息
Australas J Ageing. 2024 Dec;43(4):828-836. doi: 10.1111/ajag.13362. Epub 2024 Aug 19.
OBJECTIVES
Residential aged care facilities (RACFs) are an emerging practice setting for osteopaths in Australia. This study explored the experiences of osteopaths working in Australian RACFs, reviewed current trends and challenges and considers future developments.
METHODS
Purposive and snowball sampling were used to recruit osteopaths with experience working in RACFs. This was a qualitative descriptive study derived from verbatim interview transcripts. Data were analysed using a six-step thematic analysis.
RESULTS
Eight interviews were conducted during January 2023. Thematic analysis identified common experiences between participants. These included positive aspects of aged care, perceived challenges of working in aged care, exposure to age-specific conditions, benefits of working in multidisciplinary teams and perceived gaps in university education curricula in relation to geriatric populations.
CONCLUSIONS
Employment in RACFs may offer a satisfying employment experience for osteopaths, albeit hindered by policy and funding inadequacy. The respondents suggested enhancing pre- and postgraduate education to better prepare and encourage the profession to engage in this health service.
目的
在澳大利亚，住宿型老年护理机构（RACFs）是整骨疗法从业者新兴的执业场所。本研究探讨了在澳大利亚住宿型老年护理机构工作的整骨疗法从业者的经历，回顾了当前的趋势和挑战，并思考了未来的发展。
方法
采用目的抽样和滚雪球抽样的方法，招募有在住宿型老年护理机构工作经验的整骨疗法从业者。这是一项基于逐字访谈记录的定性描述性研究。数据采用六步主题分析法进行分析。
结果
2023年1月进行了8次访谈。主题分析确定了参与者之间的共同经历。这些包括老年护理的积极方面、在老年护理工作中察觉到的挑战、接触特定年龄段的病症、在多学科团队工作的好处以及大学教育课程在老年人群体方面存在的明显差距。
结论
在住宿型老年护理机构工作可能会为整骨疗法从业者提供令人满意的工作体验，尽管受到政策和资金不足的阻碍。受访者建议加强研究生教育前和研究生教育后的培训，以便更好地培养并鼓励该行业投身于这项医疗服务。
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