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Wishes and needs of nursing home residents

  • Falling birth rates and rising life expectancy are leading to global aging. The proportional increase in older people can be observed in almost all countries and regions worldwide. As a result, more people spend their later years in nursing homes. In homes where person-centered care is implemented, residents report greater satisfaction and quality of life. This approach is based on the wishes and needs of the residents. Therefore, the purpose of this scoping review is to explore the wishes and needs of nursing home residents. A scoping review of the literature was conducted in which 12 databases were systematically searched for relevant articles according to PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Both quantitative and qualitative study designs were considered. A total of 51 articles met the inclusion criteria. Included articles were subjected to thematic analysis and synthesis to categorize findings into themes. The analysis identified 12 themes to which the wishes and needs were assigned: (1) Activities, leisure, and daily routine; (2) Autonomy, independence, choice, and control; (3) Death, dying, and end-of-life; (4) Economics; (5) Environment, structural conditions, meals, and food; (6) Health condition; (7) Medication, care, treatment, and hygiene; (8) Peer relationship, company, and social contact; (9) Privacy; (10) Psychological and emotional aspects, security, and safety; (11) Religion, spirituality; and (12) Sexuality. Nursing home residents are not a homogeneous group. Accordingly, a wide range of needs and wishes are reported in the literature, assigned to various topics. This underscores the need for tailored and person-centered approaches to ensure long-term well-being and quality of life in the nursing home care setting.

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Author:Roxana Schweighart, Julie Lorraine O'Sullivan, Malte Klemmt, Andrea Teti, Silke Neuderth
Persistent identifier:https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10050854
ISSN:2227-9032
Parent Title (English):healthcare
Subtitle (English):a scoping review
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of first Publication:2023/02/22
Publishing Institution:Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Würzburg-Schweinfurt
Release Date:2023/02/22
Tag:long-term care; quality of life; well-being
Volume:10
Issue:5
Institutes and faculty:Fakultäten / Fakultät Angewandte Sozialwissenschaften
Dewey Decimal Classification:3 Sozialwissenschaften / 36 Soziale Probleme, Sozialdienste / 362 Probleme und Dienste der Sozialhilfe
Regensburger Klassifikation:Pädagogik
Open access colour:Gold
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International
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