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- Title
Valuing and sustaining older peoples' day care services.
- Authors
McDonald, Anne; Frazer, Kate; Warters, Austin
- Abstract
Background: Unprecedented ageing and growth of the global population of older people is predicted. Between independent and residential care, day care is an essential part of a population-based strategy to support ageing well in place. Aims: To describe experiences of older people attending day care services. Method: Using the qualitative method, two focus groups were completed in 2018 in a region of Ireland with 12 participants. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed; grounded theory guided the subsequent analysis. Findings: Older people valued their participation in day care, describing the 'home from home' experience positively. Community nurses from the local public health nursing service played a key role in fostering and sustaining participation. Conclusions: National commitment to population-based age friendly environments is required to facilitate the wellbeing of a growing older demographic.
- Subjects
IRELAND; COMMUNITY health nurses; OCCUPATIONAL roles; WELL-being; ADULT day care; PATIENT participation; FOCUS groups; HEALTH facilities; GROUNDED theory; RESEARCH methodology; VALUES clarification; CONSUMER attitudes; INTERVIEWING; EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE research; QUALITY of life; SOUND recordings; NURSES; JUDGMENT sampling; SUSTAINABLE development; OLD age
- Publication
British Journal of Community Nursing, 2024, Vol 29, Issue 1, p36
- ISSN
1462-4753
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/bjcn.2024.29.1.36