Meeting the nursing care needs of the elderly in the community : clients' perspectives on adult day care
department or school: Applied Science, Faculty of
department or school: Nursing, School of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Shapera, Leah Elizabeth
issued: 2010-09-29T00:17:40Z
issued: 1990
related degree: Master of Science in Nursing - MSN
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: A trend toward non-institutionalization of the elderly, in conjunction with the increasing size of the elderly population has resulted in the development of a variety of community programs and services to help meet their complex and diverse health care needs in the community setting. Although there is substantial documentation pertaining to the needs of the elderly in the community and the available services (Lifton, 1989; Padula, 1983; Starrett, 1986; Wallace, 1987), this documentation has been generated primarily by health care professionals and agencies, rather than from the perspectives of the elderly themselves. Adult Day Care [ADC] programs were established in the late 1960s as one means of attempting to meet the needs of the frail elderly in the community (Padula, 1983). On the surface, these programs appear to be effective in meeting the needs of clients through the provision of nursing services and a wide variety of therapeutic programs and social activities. This exploratory descriptive study was based on the premise that there exists a need to gain insight into the clients' perspectives regarding the ways in which ADC services are instrumental in meeting their perceived needs. Data were collected and analyzed to identify the self-perceived needs of ADC clients and their perceptions of how the ADC nursing services were instrumental in assisting them to meet these needs. Two interviews were conducted with each of the 11 ADC participants comprising the sample, using a semi-structured interview guide developed by the researcher. The two needs most commonly identified by participants included the need to cope with a range of concurrent and/or successive losses, and the need to establish new support systems. Participants identified the most significant components of the nursing role as those of the provision of emotional support through counselling, and the provision of health monitoring services. Participants viewed the overall ADC program as important in assi…
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note: MEETING THE NURSING CARE NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY IN THE COMMUNITY: CLIENTS' PERSPECTIVES ON ADULT DAY CARE By LEAH ELIZABETH SHAPERA B.S.N., U n i v e r s i t y of B r i t i s h Columbia/ Vancouver, 1986 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING i n THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES (School of Nursing) We accept t h i s t h e s i s as conforming to the r e q u i r e d standard THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA J u l y 1990 © L e a h E l i z a b e t h Shapera, 1990 In presenting this thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of British Columbia, I agree that the Library shall make it freely available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of this thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the head of my department or by his or her representatives. It is understood that copying or publication of this thesis for financial gain shall not be allowed without my written permission. Department of KJltftSlA) L-The University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada DE-6 (2/88) i i A b s t r a c t A trend toward n o n - i n s t i t u t i o n a l i z a t i o n of the e l d e r l y , i n c o n j u n c t i o n with the i n c r e a s i n g s i z e of the e l d e r l y p o p u l a t i o n has r e s u l t e d i n the development of a v a r i e t y of community programs and s e r v i c e s to help meet t h e i r complex and d i v e r s e h e a l t h care needs i n the community s e t t i n g . Although there i s s u b s t a n t i a l documentation p e r t a i n i n g to the needs of the e l d e r l y i n the community and the a v a i l a b l e s e r v i c e s ( L i f t o n , 1989; Padula, 1983; S t a r r e t t , 1986; Wallace, 1987), t h i s documentation has been generated p r i m a r i l y by h e a l t h care p r o f e s s i o n a l s and agencies, r a t h e r than from the p e r s p e c t i v e s of the e l d e r l y themselves. …
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0098045
language: eng
degree discipline: Nursing
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28797