Decisional conflict among Chinese family caregivers regarding nursing home placement of older adults with dementia |
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Authors: | Yu-Ping Chang Joanne Kraenzle Schneider Loralee Sessanna |
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Institution: | aSchool of Nursing, The State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States;bSchool of Nursing, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, United States;cSchool of Nursing, D'Youville College, Buffalo, NY, United States |
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Abstract: | Purpose: To describe factors influencing decisional conflict among Chinese family caregivers regarding nursing home placement of older adults with dementia. Design and Methods: Individual interviews were used to collect data with 30 Chinese family caregivers of older adults with dementia in Taiwan. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Factors influencing caregivers' decisional conflict included the Chinese value of filial piety, limited financial resources and information, placement willingness of the older adult, family disagreement, distrust of nursing home care quality, and limited nursing home availability. Factors influencing caregivers' decisional conflict post placement included disappointment with nursing home care quality and self-blame for the placement decision. Implications: Findings resulting from this study indicate that Chinese family caregivers experience decisional conflict during the nursing home decision making process as well as after the placement decision. It is important to provide appropriate decision support beginning before admission and across the trajectory of the older person's nursing home stay in order to decrease decisional conflict and facilitate a more positive decision making process for caregivers, family members, and older adults with dementia. |
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Keywords: | Decisional conflict Nursing home placement Family caregiver Filial piety Collectivism |
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