Acceptance of preventive home visits by nurses - The user perspective

The aim of this study was to investigate acceptance of preventive home visits (PHVs) for older adults in rural Germany. Qualitative descriptive approach. We investigated the personal, individual perspective of adults aged 65 to 85, who were not yet eligible for benefits from the long-term care insur...

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Published in:Public health Nursing 2023-09, Vol.40 (5), p.662-671
Main Authors: Blotenberg, Britta, Seeling, Stefanie, Büscher, Andreas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Community nursing
Empowerment
Home health care
Medical personnel
Nursing care
Older people
Patient satisfaction
Preventive medicine
Qualitative research
Rural health care
Well being
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Summary:The aim of this study was to investigate acceptance of preventive home visits (PHVs) for older adults in rural Germany. Qualitative descriptive approach. We investigated the personal, individual perspective of adults aged 65 to 85, who were not yet eligible for benefits from the long-term care insurance, were able to understand and speak German, and who lived in the municipality under study. Fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted between 02/2019 and 08/2020. They were transcribed, coded using MAXQDA, and content analyzed. Ethical approval was obtained. The acceptance of PHVs was extremely high and characterized by five main effects: very close relationship with the nurse, well-being, empowerment, satisfaction, ambivalence. Participants wish to receive PHVs in the future and would recommend it to others. Even those with a healthy or health-promoting lifestyle are thankful to be able to refer to the counselling sessions if life circumstances should deteriorate. Those who became care-dependent wish to continue and perceive it as a valuable addition to their care. From the participants' point of view, this low-threshold counselling-and-support approach should be maintained in the future. PHVs can support health and independence in older adults and therefore prevent them from becoming care-dependent.
ISSN:0737-1209
1525-1446
DOI:10.1111/phn.13217