What Does “Self‐Neglect” in Older Adults Really Cost?

Lachs, Mph Mark S.

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01635.x

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“…Planning for future health needs can be instrumental in anticipating and planning future transitions. Some older adults do not wish to use health services for many reasons, and this can lead to various challenges, such as a decline in health and increased health-care spending due to self-neglect (Gibbons, 2009; Lachs, 2008). Helping older adults to accept using necessary health care is a previously unidentified and important role for these health-care professionals.…”

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Insights Into Roles for Health-Care Professionals in Meeting the Needs of Older Adults and Unpaid Caregivers During Health-Care Transitions

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We provided insights from older adults, their unpaid caregivers, and health-care professionals into specific roles for professionals within the health system to better meet the needs of community-dwelling older adults and their unpaid caregivers experiencing transitions between health services. We used a qualitative approach to collect data within one Canadian province from older adults and unpaid caregivers of older adults who participated in focus groups ( n = 98) and professionals working in the health system who participated in an online survey ( n = 52). Questions included experiences with health service transitions, strengths, challenges, and suggestions to improve transitions. Thematic analysis resulted in identifying seven specific roles for professionals in supporting health-care transitions: information and education, planning for future health needs, supporting the acceptance of necessary care, facilitating access to the right services at the right time, facilitating communication between services, facilitating the discharge planning process and advocacy for older adults and unpaid caregivers. Our results based on evidence from older adults, unpaid caregivers, and health-care professionals will inform future research and further development of the instrumental and relational roles for professionals supporting older adults and their caregivers experiencing health-care transitions.

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confidence: 99%