for successful aging in place in elderly housing - ENHR 2007 ...

More documents

Recommendations

Info

For successful aging in place in elderly housing: Factors influencing subjective well-being of the elderly housing residents of Denmark Dependent variable Factors derived from the interview Subjective well-being (Philadelphia Geriatric Centre morale scale) Profile 7 items (4 scale measure) Confidence of residential continuation (Confidence of aging in place) Independence of daily life Independent attitude from medical care Security feeling at emergency Extroversion and action of getting out/meeting someone Independence from children/family Well-known environment 12 items(4 scale measure) Things keep getting worse as I get older. I have as much pep as I had last year. I feel lonely a lot. Little things bother me more this year. I am as happy now as I was when I was younger. As you get older, you are less useful. I sometimes worry so much that I can’t sleep. I sometimes feel that life isn’t worth living. I am satisfied with my life today. I have a lot to be sad about. I take things hard. I get upset easily. Age, sex, family, economic condition, marital status, use of technical aid Analyses At first, correlations and regression analyses (compulsory method) of relationships among age and economic condition and behavioural competence with subjective well-being was done because the previous research has shown that these three factors have strong effect on subjective well-being. At the next step, 3 social condition items were investigated under controlling correlations. For the final stage, correlations and regression analyses of relationships among satisfaction with the house and the factors derived from interview with subjective well-being was done. The coefficients, the R2, and the overall F for each step were examined to determine the significance of each step. Multi-variable compulsory regression analyses, using p < .01 and p < .05 and p < .1 as the entrance and removal criterion, respectively, were conducted with regression. All analyses were conducted in SPSS 14.0. 4. Results of the qualitative survey Derived concepts and categories Several concepts which are assumed to be factors influencing subjective well-being of the residents were derived through the analyses of interview survey. The category was described in italic and the concepts are marked with < --- >. Extroversion and actions of getting out/meeting someone Many residents emphasized, at first, the importance of action of getting out of house and meeting someone and eating together and talking every day/frequently. “I like feeling of freedom of activity house. I can decide freely whether I will go or not.” Workshop: 3 The residential Context of Health Author: Yoko Matsuoka 5
For successful aging in place in elderly housing: Factors influencing subjective well-being of the elderly housing residents of Denmark “The activity house is quite open for everyone. So, I can invite and take lunch with my family or my friends. ” “There is great possibility for everything here. I can do anything here on my wheelchair if I want” Feeling of security Second frequent concept was feeling of security. Security feeling in emergency, security feeling of near location from care station in day center, security feeling of presence of someone around them was derived. ”Now, I feel secure. In my previous house, I was left alone til the morning after falling down from bed.” < Security feeling of near location from care station> “The home-nurse station is very near from here. This location makes me feel secure so much.” “It is safe and secure that I live very near from care station. As I am getting old, troubles are near from me as well!” < Security feeling of presence of someone> “I have lived in my previous house alone where was in very rural area. I felt lonely and unsecured. But now, I feel quite secure here.” Well-known people and environment Almost residents have moved in the same municipality. This means that they can keep familiar human relationships and well-known environment. “I have utilized this activity house before moving and loved it so much.” “The shop where I buy everyday and the fiend whom I have good relationship is same as before.” “My neighbor who lived very close to me also lives here.” Confidence of residential continuation ( Trust on possibility of aging in pace) Almost residents want to live here till the end of life. At the same time they looked like to have some confidence that they can live there without removing to nursing homes even they got physically/mentally frail so much. “I am so satisfied with everything here. So I want to live here till the end of life.” “Even I am dying, I do not want to enter a nursing home(Plejehjem).” “I have seen inside of nursing home, and found that the residents were so weak and just sitting in chair. Nursing home are not the place I want to live.” “I can get several times visit of home nurses/helpers to my house as I got weaker and weaker. Many persons living here got a lot of help according their condition.” Independence of daily life Independence of daily life mean that the elderly can do almost everything for daily life, such as shopping, cocking, cleaning, washing and taking a walk and so on. This was quite meaningful for their quality of life. This factor composes a important value of life. “I feel so satisfied with that I can do almost everything by my self even though I am getting more and more old and frail ” “I can cock by my self. My best satisfaction is that I investigate my children to my house and cock for them and take it together. This is the happiest time.” Satisfaction with the house Not less residents told about the satisfaction with the house at first in the interview. The aspect of satisfaction they pointed out was concerning with comfort of the house but rather independent life. The category of satisfaction with the house consisted of three concepts. “I feel so delighted with that I live in independent house for my own. This means that I can do everything same as before. ” “I feel satisfied with the fact that I have my own (rental) house which I can manage any way as I like ” “I have my own apartment!” Workshop: 3 The residential Context of Health Author: Yoko Matsuoka 6
Page 1 and 2: W03 - The Residential Context of He
Page 3 and 4: For successful aging in place in el
Page 5: For successful aging in place in el
Page 13: For successful aging in place in el

for successful aging in place in elderly housing - ENHR 2007 ...

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?