Fiona Kelly1, Mary Reidy2, Suzanne Denieffe3, Catherine Madden2. 1. Practice Nurse, Keogh Practice, Waterford, Ireland. 2. Lecturer, Department of Nursing and Health Care, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland. 3. Dean, School of Humanities, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford Ireland.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: person-centred care should be responsive to the needs of older adults in long-term care. It is central to collaborative and high-quality healthcare delivery. AIM: to explore the perceptions of older Irish adults aged 65 years of age or more regarding the person-centred climate of the long-term care setting in which they live. METHOD: a cross-sectional study design using the Person-centered Climate Questionnaire-Patient (PCQ-P) was used to survey 56 older adults in a long-term care setting. RESULTS: overall, residents considered the setting to be hospitable, welcoming, clean and safe; the mean (SD) scale score was 5.39 (0.520). Psychosocial concerns about adapting to living in long-term care environments need to be addressed, particularly among the younger male residents when compared with older male residents (53.8% v 86.7%, P=0.018). CONCLUSION: older people in long-term care may prioritise different facets of person-centredness to staff. Further research of approaches used in Irish older adult long-term person-centred care delivery is warranted.
BACKGROUND: person-centred care should be responsive to the needs of older adults in long-term care. It is central to collaborative and high-quality healthcare delivery. AIM: to explore the perceptions of older Irish adults aged 65 years of age or more regarding the person-centred climate of the long-term care setting in which they live. METHOD: a cross-sectional study design using the Person-centered Climate Questionnaire-Patient (PCQ-P) was used to survey 56 older adults in a long-term care setting. RESULTS: overall, residents considered the setting to be hospitable, welcoming, clean and safe; the mean (SD) scale score was 5.39 (0.520). Psychosocial concerns about adapting to living in long-term care environments need to be addressed, particularly among the younger male residents when compared with older male residents (53.8% v 86.7%, P=0.018). CONCLUSION: older people in long-term care may prioritise different facets of person-centredness to staff. Further research of approaches used in Irish older adult long-term person-centred care delivery is warranted.