期刊
GERIATRIC NURSING
卷 41, 期 2, 页码 132-138出版社
MOSBY-ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2019.08.003
关键词
Functional status; Hospital; Home; Older adults; Patient work
资金
- National Institute of Nursing Research of the National Institutes of Health [F31NR017104]
- School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- OAA Advanced Fellowship in Geriatrics (William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI)
Loss of function is a significant concern among hospitalized older adults, and prior research suggests they engage in dedicated work to regain normal function following hospitalization. This paper aims to describe the strategies older adults use to return to normal function and the conditions that influence their ability to do so. Recently discharged adults aged 65 and older (N= 14) completed in-depth one-on-one interviews. Data were analyzed using open, axial, and selective coding. Participants described strategies they used to regain their normal function following hospitalization: doing exercises, expanding physical space, resuming activities and daily cares, and tracking improvement with benchmarks. Several conditions, such as presence of informal and formal support, perceived threats, and poor physical or physiologic function, acted as barriers and facilitators to participants' ability to work back to normal function. Findings increase our understanding of patients' work to regain normal function and have important implications for practice. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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