Healthy aging and care of the older adult with chronic disease: a qualitative needs assessment in 14 eastern and southern Caribbean islands
The objectives of this qualitative needs assessment were to assess perceived needs of health and social services professionals in the Caribbean Region to enhance services supporting healthy aging and care of older adults and to assess perceived facilitators and barriers to increasing capacity to ser...
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| author | Nancy VanDevanter Madeline Naegle Nasreen Nazia Avion Bamodu Eileen Sullivan Marx |
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| description | The objectives of this qualitative needs assessment were to assess perceived needs of health and social services professionals in the Caribbean Region to enhance services supporting healthy aging and care of older adults and to assess perceived facilitators and barriers to increasing capacity to serve their aging populations. The assessment, informed by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Science, was conducted in 14 islands in the eastern and southern Caribbean. The results demonstrated need for education of professionals and the general population about the prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), assessment and services for individuals with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, and harmful alcohol use, all of which pose significant challenges for older adults. Education of health and social services professionals, families, and the public on the risk factors for NCDs and common mental and physical health problems is critical. Barriers to implementation of educational programs include lack of community awareness and resources within the islands. The needs assessment findings are foundational to planning educational interventions. These will be developed by local health providers with the collaboration and support of external resources including those of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Collaborating Centre in Gerontological Nursing Education. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ebe8e8052d14c5e803532d4a3e31cf02023-03-01T12:41:59ZengPan American Health OrganizationRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública1020-49891680-53482023-03-0147401610.26633/RPSP.2023.40rpspHealthy aging and care of the older adult with chronic disease: a qualitative needs assessment in 14 eastern and southern Caribbean islandsNancy VanDevanter0Madeline Naegle1Nasreen Nazia2Avion Bamodu3Eileen Sullivan Marx4Rory Myers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, United States of America.Rory Myers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, United States of America.Rory Myers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, United States of America.Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoRory Myers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, United States of America.The objectives of this qualitative needs assessment were to assess perceived needs of health and social services professionals in the Caribbean Region to enhance services supporting healthy aging and care of older adults and to assess perceived facilitators and barriers to increasing capacity to serve their aging populations. The assessment, informed by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Science, was conducted in 14 islands in the eastern and southern Caribbean. The results demonstrated need for education of professionals and the general population about the prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), assessment and services for individuals with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, and harmful alcohol use, all of which pose significant challenges for older adults. Education of health and social services professionals, families, and the public on the risk factors for NCDs and common mental and physical health problems is critical. Barriers to implementation of educational programs include lack of community awareness and resources within the islands. The needs assessment findings are foundational to planning educational interventions. These will be developed by local health providers with the collaboration and support of external resources including those of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Collaborating Centre in Gerontological Nursing Education.https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/57152agingpopulation dynamicsneeds assessmentwest indiescaribbean region |
| spellingShingle | Nancy VanDevanter Madeline Naegle Nasreen Nazia Avion Bamodu Eileen Sullivan Marx Healthy aging and care of the older adult with chronic disease: a qualitative needs assessment in 14 eastern and southern Caribbean islands Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública aging population dynamics needs assessment west indies caribbean region |
| title | Healthy aging and care of the older adult with chronic disease: a qualitative needs assessment in 14 eastern and southern Caribbean islands |
| title_full | Healthy aging and care of the older adult with chronic disease: a qualitative needs assessment in 14 eastern and southern Caribbean islands |
| title_fullStr | Healthy aging and care of the older adult with chronic disease: a qualitative needs assessment in 14 eastern and southern Caribbean islands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Healthy aging and care of the older adult with chronic disease: a qualitative needs assessment in 14 eastern and southern Caribbean islands |
| title_short | Healthy aging and care of the older adult with chronic disease: a qualitative needs assessment in 14 eastern and southern Caribbean islands |
| title_sort | healthy aging and care of the older adult with chronic disease a qualitative needs assessment in 14 eastern and southern caribbean islands |
| topic | aging population dynamics needs assessment west indies caribbean region |
| url | https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/57152 |
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