Family care prior to the admission of the elderly in a nursing home and continuity in family care: A comparative study of Colombia and Spain

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Juan M. Ortigosa-Quiles¹  Antonio Riquelme-Marín²  Marta Fernández-Daza²  Inmaculada Méndez³  Martha Martín-Carbonell³ 

[1] Corresponding author.;Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatments, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain;Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Santa Marta 470006, Colombia;

关键词: Nursing homes;    Relatives of institutionalized seniors;    Transcultural studies;    Family care;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study examined the background before admission to a nursing home and the conditions for the continuity of care, of the relatives of older adults of Colombia and Spain. The study sample comprised 546 participants: 278 and 268 from Colombia and Spain, respectively. Structured interviews were conducted with the older adults’ relatives. Sociodemographic similarities predominated, although in the Colombian sample there were significantly more unrelated people. Similarities in previous and current care conditions also predominated too. Cluster 1 included all the cases of Colombian low-resource nursing homes, and Cluster 2 included all the relatives of Colombian high-resource nursing homes and all the Spanish centers. The type of nursing home was the variable more important to identify the abovementioned clusters. Conclusions: Family members from Colombia and Spain continue to care for the elderly admitted to geriatric homes. The type of geriatric center is what establishes the differences in the users.

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