Decision-making factors affecting different family members regarding the placement of relatives in long-term care facilities.
BACKGROUND
The aim of this research was to investigate factors affecting different family members' decisions regarding the placement of relatives in long-term car (LTC) facilities in Taiwan. The objective was to investigate the correlations between family members' personal traits, the living conditions of residents in the LTC facilities, and family members' experiences with LTC facilities.


METHODS
This study selected family members visiting residents in LTC facilities as research subjects and used a structured questionnaire to perform face-to-face interviews. This study used nonlinear canonical correlation analysis (OVERALS) to categorize the decision-making factors affecting family members' choices of LTC facilities.


RESULTS
The results showed that when making decisions about the placement of family members, spouses chose facilities according to their own life experiences, children considered medical treatment convenience, grandchildren preferred to collect relevant information on facilities, and other relatives preferred to decide based on introductions from government departments.


CONCLUSIONS
These results help clarify how different family roles affect decision-making processes regarding the choice of LTC facilities. In particular, spouses and female relatives require an interventional service mechanism that provides consultation or referral information.
Ying-Chia
YC
Huang
Chiao-Lee
CL
Chu
Ching-Sung
CS
Ho
Shou-Jen
SJ
Lan
Chen-Hsi
CH
Hsieh
Department of Senior Citizen Service Management, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, No, 193, Sec, 1, Sanmin Rd,, Taichung City, Taiwan. yenping2010@gmail.com.
Yen-Ping
YP
Hsieh
D000367:Age Factors; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003657:Decision Making; D004522:Educational Status; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D013624:Taiwan