NHU CẦU CHĂM SÓC SỨC KHỎE TẠI NHÀ Ở NGƯỜI CAO TUỔI MẮC BỆNH MẠN TÍNH

Abstract

Objectives: To identify the prevalence of needs for home health care among elderly adults with chronic diseases. Methods: A cross-sectional study analysis was performed on 383 people aged 60 years and older through face-to-face interviews using prepared questions. Results: Up to 71.54% of older adults with chronic diseases have a need for home health care, people aged 80 and over account for 49.64%. The age group 70-79 has a need for home care of 37.59% and the age group of 60-69 has a lower demand with 12.77%. Among 274 older adults with chronic diseases, the needs for care by family members and medical staffs are 62.41%, and 35.77%, respectively research results showed that older adults with chronic diseases have a need for home health care when they need it with 56.93%, most of them are independent when their health allows them to take care of themselves. In addition, the study also found that the need for personal living assistance in the elderly with chronic diseases account for a fairly high rate with 61.8%. Conclusion: The need for home health care accounts for a relatively high proportion of older adults with chronic diseases. This indicated the necessity of caring for the older adults at home. Consiquently, it is important to improve knowledge and practice of health care among family members who have primary care duties for the elderly. Besides, it is necessary to develop the service and model of home health care for the older adults, especially for the persons with chronic diseases.