scholarly journals How Do Older Persons Understand the Purpose and Relevance of Preventive Home Visits? A Study of Experiences after a First Visit

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mette Tøien ◽  
Morten Heggelund ◽  
Lisbeth Fagerström
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Home Visit ◽  
Functional Decline ◽  
Home Visits ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Preventive Home Visits ◽  
Research Interviews ◽  
Latent Content

The aim of this study was to explore and describe older persons’ experiences of their first Preventive Home Visit. Preventive Home Visits (PHV) are health services that aim to promote older persons' health, prevent functional decline, and reduce the need for comprehensive healthcare. The knowledge base to guide the design of effective PHV interventions is scarce. Studies that explore older persons' experiences of the first visit are essential, as compliance with the service is a prerequisite for positive outcomes. An explorative and descriptive design was applied. Qualitative research interviews with ten older persons who had received the first PHV the previous year were analysed with regard to manifest and latent content. The findings revealed that the understanding of the purpose of PHV varied. For some participants, the concepts and aims of health promotion and disease prevention were difficult to comprehend. The possibility to prepare for the visit was sought. All participants appreciated the service; the dialogue quality was good and a trusted municipal contact person provided security. To enhance compliance and ensure effective PHV, the invitation to the PHV service should include clearly stated aims and specific information about the first visit. An individualised, person-centred approach should be applied.

scholarly journals ‘A longitudinal room of possibilities’ – perspectives on the benefits of long-term preventive home visits: A qualitative study of nurses’ experiences

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-14
Author(s):  
Mette Tøien ◽  
Ida Torunn Bjørk ◽  
Lisbeth Fagerström
Keyword(s):  
Older Persons ◽  
Functional Decline ◽  
Home Visits ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Service Planning ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Preventive Home Visits ◽  
Age Related

Preventive home visits carried out by healthcare professionals are intended to promote the health and independence of home-dwelling older persons and to prevent functional decline. The aim of this study was to describe nurses’ experiences of the benefits from long-term follow up with annual preventive home visits to older people in a Norwegian context. We conducted semi-structured interviews with nine nurses who performed the service. Manifest and latent content analysis revealed benefits within three themes: sustained ability to live independently and thrive despite age-related changes, eased transition to other healthcare services, and improved healthcare service planning. Two headlines describe the longitudinal processes involved in the creation of benefits: ‘The processes of establishing, sustaining, and widening a longitudinal room of possibilities’, and ‘The individualized health-promoting processes – the ongoing gardening work. Professional, contextual and structural factors influenced the nurses’ ability to support older persons’ changing needs during the aging process and thus their health and independence.

scholarly journals Postpartum period: the importance of home visits given by the nurse in Primary Health Care

Rev Rene ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Leticia dos Santos Medeiros ◽  
Ana Carla Marques da Costa
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Home Visit ◽  
Home Visits ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Analysis Technique

to understand the importance given by nurses working in primary health care for the realization of home visits in the puerperal period. Methods: qualitative research held with 38 nurses by applying a semi-structured interview, in which the thematic content analysis technique was used under Bardin’s theoretical light. Results: the majority of interviewees considered the home visit a tool that brings the health unit to the reality experienced by the mother, however, there are still many professionals who omit some precautions when dealing with this population. Conclusion: the home visit is considered essential for contributing to the reduction of morbidity and mortality of the postpartum and newborn, increasing the bond between unit and family, and reducing the risk of postpartum complications, however, the attention turned to these women is still covered with big challenges to achieve a real satisfactory assistance.

scholarly journals Preventive home visits to older home-dwelling people and different functional decline patterns

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 107-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Vass ◽  
K. Avlund ◽  
E. T. Parner ◽  
C. Hendriksen
Keyword(s):  
Functional Decline ◽  
Home Visits ◽  
Preventive Home Visits

scholarly journals Give Older Persons a Voice in the Society—By Using Information Compiled during Preventive Home Visits on a Societal Level

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7433
Author(s):  
Anna Nivestam ◽  
Maria Haak ◽  
Albert Westergren ◽  
Pia Petersson
Keyword(s):  
Older Persons ◽  
Home Visits ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Preventive Home Visits ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Exchange Of Information ◽  
Core Category ◽  
Societal Level ◽  
Health Need ◽  
Inclusive Society

Preventive home visits (PHVs) are offered to older persons with the purpose of promoting health and preventing risks on an individual level. However, aspects of health need to be considered on a societal level as well. This study aims to get a deeper understanding of perceptions of the usability of the information compiled during the PHVs to promote health, among older persons, on a societal level. Three online focus groups were conducted with heads of unit of PHVs, heads of department, and politicians responsible for health and welfare in seven municipalities in Sweden (n = 12). The findings were visualised in the core category Enable an inclusive society and the interrelated categories Monitoring determinants of health and Enabling exchange of information. The information from the PHVs could be used to monitor determinants of health by identifying assets, challenges, shifts, trends, and future needs in the society. Moreover, exchange of information from the PHVs could occur within and outside the health and welfare organisation. However, the potential use was affected by hindrances illustrated in the category Obstacles to interpreting and communicating the information. To conclude, using the information from the PHVs could possibly contribute to an inclusive society, where persons not usually represented in decision making are given a voice.

The Case of Thematic Tests Adapted to Older Adults

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benoît Verdon
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Mental Processes ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Projective Tests ◽  
New Material ◽  
Older Men And Women ◽  
Latent Content

Since the 1950s, the growing interest of clinicians in using projective tests to study normal or pathological aging processes has led to the creation of several thematic tests for older adults. This development reflects their authors’ belief that the TAT is not suitable to the concerns and anxieties of elderly persons. The new material thus refers explicitly to situations related to age; it aims to enable older persons to express needs they cannot verbalize during consultations. The psychodynamic approach to thematic testing is based on the differentiation between the pictures’ manifest and latent content, eliciting responses linked to mental processes and issues the respondent is unaware of. The cards do not necessarily have to show aging characters to elicit identification: The situations shown in the pictures are linked to loss, rivalry, helplessness, and renunciation, all issues elderly respondents can identify with and that lead them to express their mental fragilities and resources. The article first explains the principles underlying four of these thematic tests, then develops several examples of stories told for card 3BM of the TAT, thus showing the effectiveness of this tool for the understanding and differentiation of loss-related issues facing older men and women.

District nurses’ preventive home visits to 75-year-olds: An opportunity to identify factors related to unsafe medication management

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (8) ◽  
pp. 786-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annica Lagerin ◽  
Axel C. Carlsson ◽  
Gunnar Nilsson ◽  
Jeanette Westman ◽  
Lena Törnkvist
Keyword(s):  
Medication Management ◽  
Home Visits ◽  
Preventive Home Visits ◽  
District Nurses

Implementation of Home Visit Programs in Improving Nutritional Status of Under-Five Children in Developing Countries: A Scoping Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Zakiah Zulfa ◽  
◽  
Cesa Septiana Pratiwi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Home Visit ◽  
Home Visits ◽  
Severe Malnutrition ◽  
Severe Problem ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Review Question

Background: In developing country, malnutrition of under five children was still a severe problem because it may have an impact on the quality of human resources in the future. Various program has been tried in many places to overcome this problem, one of which is through a home visit program, which is very necessary for educational purposes to manage malnutrition. This study aimed to determine how to implement a home visit program to improve the nutritional status of under five children in developing countries. Subjects and Method: A scoping review method was conducted using Arksey and O’malley (2005) framework with five steps: (1) Identify the scoping review question; (2) Identify relevant articles; (3) Article selection; (4) Mapping; (5) Present the results, discussion and conclusion. The search included Pubmed, Wiley, Ebsco, Science Direct, and Google scholar databases. The inclusion criteria were original articles in Indonesian and English from developing countries published from 2010 to 2019. The data were reported by PRISMA flow chart. Results: Five of the 159 articles were selected, and found that five themes were summarized, namely: (1) effective implementation of home visits, (2) types of rehabilitation of nutritional status of under-five children on home visits, (3) home visit officers 4) time and activities for conducting home visits and 5 ) constraints on home visits for malnutrition education purposes. Conclusion: Home visit program is an effective and significant strategy to reduce the incidence of underweight, moderate and severe malnutrition, stunting and wasting in under five children only when combined with other programs. Several knowledge gaps identify which confirm through further research. Keywords: home visit, nutritional status of under-five children, malnutrition, developing countries Correspondence: Siti Zakiah Zulfa. Universitas ‘Aisyiyah Yogyakarta. Jl. Ringroad Barat No.63, Mlangi, Nogotirto, Gamping, Sleman, Yogyakarta. Email: [email protected]. Mobile: 085641349694. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.02.11

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