Efforts of a Mobile Geriatric Team from a Next-of-Kin Perspective: A Phenomenographic Study
Many older adults with complex illnesses are today cared for by their next of kin in their own homes and are often sent between different caregivers in public healthcare. Mobile Geriatric Teams (MGTs) are a healthcare initiative for older adults with extensive care needs living at home, coordinated...
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| description | Many older adults with complex illnesses are today cared for by their next of kin in their own homes and are often sent between different caregivers in public healthcare. Mobile Geriatric Teams (MGTs) are a healthcare initiative for older adults with extensive care needs living at home, coordinated between hospital, primary, and municipal care. The study aims to describe how next of kin experience care efforts from an MGT for their older adult family members. The study has a descriptive qualitative design and uses a phenomenographic approach. Fourteen next of kin to older adult family members who receive efforts from an MGT were interviewed. Two descriptive categories reflecting their experiences emerged: Professional care and No longer having the main responsibility. The study shows that the participants valued that the staff was very competent, that the physician made home visits and could make quick decisions, and that treatments were given at home. They feel that they receive support and experience security and that a burden is lifted from them. Our study shows that through the MGT, next of kin become involved in the care and are relieved of the burden of responsibility of caring for their older family member. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-830bdc2fd2354084a788a8d95bdb83ec2023-11-17T16:44:30ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322023-04-01117103810.3390/healthcare11071038Efforts of a Mobile Geriatric Team from a Next-of-Kin Perspective: A Phenomenographic StudyKjerstin Larsson0Veronika Wallroth1Agneta Schröder2University Health Care Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, 702 81 Örebro, SwedenDivision of Social Work (SOCARB), Department of Culture and Society (IKOS), Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, SwedenUniversity Health Care Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, 702 81 Örebro, SwedenMany older adults with complex illnesses are today cared for by their next of kin in their own homes and are often sent between different caregivers in public healthcare. Mobile Geriatric Teams (MGTs) are a healthcare initiative for older adults with extensive care needs living at home, coordinated between hospital, primary, and municipal care. The study aims to describe how next of kin experience care efforts from an MGT for their older adult family members. The study has a descriptive qualitative design and uses a phenomenographic approach. Fourteen next of kin to older adult family members who receive efforts from an MGT were interviewed. Two descriptive categories reflecting their experiences emerged: Professional care and No longer having the main responsibility. The study shows that the participants valued that the staff was very competent, that the physician made home visits and could make quick decisions, and that treatments were given at home. They feel that they receive support and experience security and that a burden is lifted from them. Our study shows that through the MGT, next of kin become involved in the care and are relieved of the burden of responsibility of caring for their older family member.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/7/1038mobile geriatric team (MGT)next of kinolder adultsphenomenography |
| spellingShingle | Kjerstin Larsson Veronika Wallroth Agneta Schröder Efforts of a Mobile Geriatric Team from a Next-of-Kin Perspective: A Phenomenographic Study Healthcare mobile geriatric team (MGT) next of kin older adults phenomenography |
| title | Efforts of a Mobile Geriatric Team from a Next-of-Kin Perspective: A Phenomenographic Study |
| title_full | Efforts of a Mobile Geriatric Team from a Next-of-Kin Perspective: A Phenomenographic Study |
| title_fullStr | Efforts of a Mobile Geriatric Team from a Next-of-Kin Perspective: A Phenomenographic Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Efforts of a Mobile Geriatric Team from a Next-of-Kin Perspective: A Phenomenographic Study |
| title_short | Efforts of a Mobile Geriatric Team from a Next-of-Kin Perspective: A Phenomenographic Study |
| title_sort | efforts of a mobile geriatric team from a next of kin perspective a phenomenographic study |
| topic | mobile geriatric team (MGT) next of kin older adults phenomenography |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/7/1038 |
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