Investigation of long-term care needs and its influencing factors among old people with chronic diseases in nursing homes in rural area of Liaoning
Xiaopan Shi, Huijun Zhang, Jia Sui, Ying Wang, Xin Yin
Published 2016-09-21
Cite as Chin J Prac Nurs, 2016, 32(27): 2099-2103. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2016.27.005
Abstract
ObjectiveTo investigate long-term care needs and its influencing factors among old people with chronic diseases in nursing homes in rural area of Liaoning.
MethodsA total of 502 elderly with chronic diseases were recruited using convenience sampling method from eight nursing homes in rural area of Liaoning, and were investigated with the general information questionnaire, Short Form 36-item Health Survey (SF-36) and long-term care needs questionnaire from March 2015 to January 2016.
ResultsLogistic regression analyses were used to identify that age (P=0.000), old patients' disease condition (P=0.008), marriage (P=0.013) and quality of life (P=0.000) were major factors affecting long-term care needs. The top three highest percentage services were seeing the doctor 85.26% (428/502), assisting with taking the medicine 80.28% (403/502), assisting with bathing 70.32% (353/502).
ConclusionsThis study suggests that we should improve the quality of services of long-term care needs based on the demands of old people with chronic diseases in nursing homes in rural area.
Key words:
Long-term care need; Influencing factors; Chronic disease; Aged; Nursing facility
Contributor Information
Xiaopan Shi
Huijun Zhang
School of Sport and Rehabilitation, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
Jia Sui
Ying Wang
Xin Yin