TY - JOUR
T1 - What do family members really want when older adults transition to a nursing home?
AU - Lane, Annette M.
AU - Hirst, Sandra P.
AU - Hawranik, Pamela
AU - Reed, Marlette B.
AU - Rokhman, Alina
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/11/1
Y1 - 2017/11/1
N2 - The purpose of the current study was to explore family members' perceptions of supports received during the transition experience of their older adult family member into a nursing home. In this exploratory, descriptive, qualitative study, interviews were conducted with six family members during the initial 6-month period following admission of the older adult family members. One overarching theme was found: importance of recognizing and supporting the personhood of older adult family members. Implications for how older adults' personhood can be supported are described.
AB - The purpose of the current study was to explore family members' perceptions of supports received during the transition experience of their older adult family member into a nursing home. In this exploratory, descriptive, qualitative study, interviews were conducted with six family members during the initial 6-month period following admission of the older adult family members. One overarching theme was found: importance of recognizing and supporting the personhood of older adult family members. Implications for how older adults' personhood can be supported are described.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85032655492&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3928/00989134-20170523-03
DO - 10.3928/00989134-20170523-03
M3 - Journal Article
C2 - 28556869
AN - SCOPUS:85032655492
SN - 0098-9134
VL - 43
SP - 9
EP - 14
JO - Journal of Gerontological Nursing
JF - Journal of Gerontological Nursing
IS - 11
ER -