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香港中文大学研究人员 ( 现职)
| 胡令芳教授 (内科及药物治疗学系) |
| 李子芬教授 (那打素护理学院) |
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| 数位物件识别号 (DOI) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/42.5.667 |
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摘要Purpose: Although there is a body of knowledge relating to the different challenges residents encounter after nursing home placement, less is known about the actual process of how they handle these challenges and adjust after such placement. This study described the process whereby Hong Kong Chinese residents adjust following nursing home placement. Design and Methods: The grounded theory methodology was employed. Data were collected from 98 interviews with 18 residents newly admitted to a nursing home in Hong Kong one week after admission and then monthly until no new information about their adjustment experiences could be discovered. Data were analyzed using constant comparative analysis. Results: Newly admitted elders adjusted through the four stages of orienting, normalizing, rationalizing, and stabilizing as they struggled to regain normality with a life that was as close to that lived before admission as possible. A number of experiences suggested in the literature as barriers to adjustment, such as living with rules and regulations, and the communal nature of nursing home life were not regarded as important by Chinese elders. However, establishing relations with other residents was a particular challenge for them. Implications: Interventions to promote adjustment should aim to assist with the process of regaining normality with the different aspects of nursing home living, taking into consideration residents' life experience and sociocultural values.
着者Lee DTF, Woo J, Mackenzie AE
期刊名称Gerontologist
出版年份2002
月份10
日期1
卷号42
期次5
出版社GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY AMER
页次667 - 675
国际标準期刊号0016-9013
电子国际标準期刊号1758-5341
语言英式英语
关键词Chinese elders; grounded theory; long-term care
Web of Science 学科类别Geriatrics & Gerontology; Gerontology; GERONTOLOGY
