Institutional Place Identity and Life Adaptation among Elderly People in Taiwan

Background: Many elderly people in Taiwan move to institutional care due to disability or insufficient family resources. This study aimed to understand the place identity and life adaptation of institutional residents and their influencing factors, and to explore the correlation between these two. M...

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Main Authors: Ning-Chun Chuang, Pei-Chun Kuo, Yi-Wen Chiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/7/2/39
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author Ning-Chun Chuang
Pei-Chun Kuo
Yi-Wen Chiu
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description Background: Many elderly people in Taiwan move to institutional care due to disability or insufficient family resources. This study aimed to understand the place identity and life adaptation of institutional residents and their influencing factors, and to explore the correlation between these two. Methods: This study adopted a cross-sectional survey method. A total of 120 cases were collected with structured questionnaires, and SPSS 22.0 software package was used for statistical analysis. Results: The place identity was the highest in the sense of belonging, while the sense of participation was the worst; adaptation to life was the best in terms of care management, and the worst in terms of adaptation to life and assistive devices. The length of stay in the institution, daily activities, and the number of chronic diseases were significantly different from place identity, and the number of chronic diseases was significantly different from life adaptation. Conclusions: The results of this study can be used as a reference for institutions to improve the quality of care. It is suggested that institutions can organize more activities to promote interaction and participation among residents, to strengthen their local identity and life adaptation.
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spelling doaj.art-7aa1c1b284b54ec194b5d856475906982023-11-30T21:11:08ZengMDPI AGGeriatrics2308-34172022-03-01723910.3390/geriatrics7020039Institutional Place Identity and Life Adaptation among Elderly People in TaiwanNing-Chun Chuang0Pei-Chun Kuo1Yi-Wen Chiu2Center of Rare Disorder, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Yunlin County 64041, TaiwanDepartment of Nursing, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Yunlin County 64041, TaiwanDepartment of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University & Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40201, TaiwanBackground: Many elderly people in Taiwan move to institutional care due to disability or insufficient family resources. This study aimed to understand the place identity and life adaptation of institutional residents and their influencing factors, and to explore the correlation between these two. Methods: This study adopted a cross-sectional survey method. A total of 120 cases were collected with structured questionnaires, and SPSS 22.0 software package was used for statistical analysis. Results: The place identity was the highest in the sense of belonging, while the sense of participation was the worst; adaptation to life was the best in terms of care management, and the worst in terms of adaptation to life and assistive devices. The length of stay in the institution, daily activities, and the number of chronic diseases were significantly different from place identity, and the number of chronic diseases was significantly different from life adaptation. Conclusions: The results of this study can be used as a reference for institutions to improve the quality of care. It is suggested that institutions can organize more activities to promote interaction and participation among residents, to strengthen their local identity and life adaptation.https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/7/2/39place identitylife adaptationlong-term care institutions
spellingShingle Ning-Chun Chuang
Pei-Chun Kuo
Yi-Wen Chiu
Institutional Place Identity and Life Adaptation among Elderly People in Taiwan
Geriatrics
place identity
life adaptation
long-term care institutions
title Institutional Place Identity and Life Adaptation among Elderly People in Taiwan
title_full Institutional Place Identity and Life Adaptation among Elderly People in Taiwan
title_fullStr Institutional Place Identity and Life Adaptation among Elderly People in Taiwan
title_full_unstemmed Institutional Place Identity and Life Adaptation among Elderly People in Taiwan
title_short Institutional Place Identity and Life Adaptation among Elderly People in Taiwan
title_sort institutional place identity and life adaptation among elderly people in taiwan
topic place identity
life adaptation
long-term care institutions
url https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/7/2/39
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