A qualitative study on the willingness and influencing factors of master of geriatric nursing specialist postgraduates to volunteer for home respite care for disabled elderly families
Abstract Background As China’s population ages, the demand for care for the disabled elderly is increasing, and family caregivers find it challenging to meet the comprehensive care needs of the disabled elderly. Through home respite services, families of the disabled elderly can receive help and sup...
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| description | Abstract Background As China’s population ages, the demand for care for the disabled elderly is increasing, and family caregivers find it challenging to meet the comprehensive care needs of the disabled elderly. Through home respite services, families of the disabled elderly can receive help and support from specialized nursing professionals to ease the burden on family caregivers and provide high-quality services. This study explores the willingness and influencing factors of Master of Geriatric Nursing Specialist postgraduates in China to volunteer to provide home respite services for disabled elderly individuals. Methods A qualitative study based on Grounded Theory used Strauss and Corbin’s programmatic version. A purposive sampling method was employed to conduct semi-structured interviews with 12 Master of Geriatric Nursing Specialist postgraduates from a tertiary hospital in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. Results The willingness of Master of Geriatric Nursing Specialist postgraduates to volunteer to provide home respite services for the disabled elderly was established as a core category, which was influenced by three main categories: personal factors, service object factors, and social factors, and nine categories formed from 39 initial concepts were included under the main category. Conclusions Influenced by China’s traditional cultural background, Master of Geriatric Nursing Specialist postgraduates in China have shown high motivation in volunteering to provide home respite services for the families of the disabled elderly but have been challenged by several challenges from China’s healthcare environment and education system. Relevant departments need to adopt a series of policies and measures to increase volunteers’ willingness to participate in respite care and promote its development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-75db65e25a534a0d86b03d98145326c62024-01-21T12:16:02ZengBMCBMC Nursing1472-69552024-01-0123111510.1186/s12912-024-01710-9A qualitative study on the willingness and influencing factors of master of geriatric nursing specialist postgraduates to volunteer for home respite care for disabled elderly familiesBihui Chen0Haili Zhu1Han Fu2Qiannan Han3Lei Chen4College of Nursing, Hunan University of Chinese MedicineNursing Department of Hunan Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western MedicineCollege of Nursing, Hunan University of Chinese MedicineChangsha Hospital of Traditional Chinese MedicineCollege of Nursing, Hunan University of Chinese MedicineAbstract Background As China’s population ages, the demand for care for the disabled elderly is increasing, and family caregivers find it challenging to meet the comprehensive care needs of the disabled elderly. Through home respite services, families of the disabled elderly can receive help and support from specialized nursing professionals to ease the burden on family caregivers and provide high-quality services. This study explores the willingness and influencing factors of Master of Geriatric Nursing Specialist postgraduates in China to volunteer to provide home respite services for disabled elderly individuals. Methods A qualitative study based on Grounded Theory used Strauss and Corbin’s programmatic version. A purposive sampling method was employed to conduct semi-structured interviews with 12 Master of Geriatric Nursing Specialist postgraduates from a tertiary hospital in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. Results The willingness of Master of Geriatric Nursing Specialist postgraduates to volunteer to provide home respite services for the disabled elderly was established as a core category, which was influenced by three main categories: personal factors, service object factors, and social factors, and nine categories formed from 39 initial concepts were included under the main category. Conclusions Influenced by China’s traditional cultural background, Master of Geriatric Nursing Specialist postgraduates in China have shown high motivation in volunteering to provide home respite services for the families of the disabled elderly but have been challenged by several challenges from China’s healthcare environment and education system. Relevant departments need to adopt a series of policies and measures to increase volunteers’ willingness to participate in respite care and promote its development.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-01710-9Geriatric nursingPostgraduateRespite careVolunteer serviceQualitative research |
| spellingShingle | Bihui Chen Haili Zhu Han Fu Qiannan Han Lei Chen A qualitative study on the willingness and influencing factors of master of geriatric nursing specialist postgraduates to volunteer for home respite care for disabled elderly families BMC Nursing Geriatric nursing Postgraduate Respite care Volunteer service Qualitative research |
| title | A qualitative study on the willingness and influencing factors of master of geriatric nursing specialist postgraduates to volunteer for home respite care for disabled elderly families |
| title_full | A qualitative study on the willingness and influencing factors of master of geriatric nursing specialist postgraduates to volunteer for home respite care for disabled elderly families |
| title_fullStr | A qualitative study on the willingness and influencing factors of master of geriatric nursing specialist postgraduates to volunteer for home respite care for disabled elderly families |
| title_full_unstemmed | A qualitative study on the willingness and influencing factors of master of geriatric nursing specialist postgraduates to volunteer for home respite care for disabled elderly families |
| title_short | A qualitative study on the willingness and influencing factors of master of geriatric nursing specialist postgraduates to volunteer for home respite care for disabled elderly families |
| title_sort | qualitative study on the willingness and influencing factors of master of geriatric nursing specialist postgraduates to volunteer for home respite care for disabled elderly families |
| topic | Geriatric nursing Postgraduate Respite care Volunteer service Qualitative research |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-01710-9 |
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