Coping processes of Taiwanese families during the postdischarge period for an elderly family member with hip fracture.
The purposes of this study were to develop a conceptual framework explaining the coping processes of Taiwanese families after hospital discharge of an elderly family member with hip fracture and to use the Roy adaptation model to examine their interdependence relationships. In-depth, face-to-face interviews were tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analyzed by grounded theory method. Findings revealed that a harmony between receiving and giving relationships was maintained by care receivers and caregivers during the postdischarge period to achieve an outcome of adaptation in their relationships. By understanding these coping processes, nurses can assist families to enhance adaptation.
Li
Hsiao-Juan
HJ
School of Nursing, Chang Gung University, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Shyu
Yea-Ing Lotus
YI
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005190:Family / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000208:ethnology / Q000451:nursing; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D020380:Needs Assessment; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan