Thriving among older people living at home with home care services—A cross‐sectional study

Aim To explore the level of thriving and associated factors among older adults living at home with support from home care services. Design An exploratory, cross‐sectional survey design. Method A sample of 136 participants (mean 82 years) responded to a survey about thriving, health, psychosocial and care‐related factors in 2016. Descriptive analysis and multiple logistic regression analysis with a stepwise backwards elimination procedure were performed. Result The results showed that the level of thriving was relatively high among adults living at home with support from home care services, with dimensions concerning engaging in activities and peer relations and keeping in touch with people and places being rated the lowest. Regression analysis showed that participating in social relations and experiencing self‐determination in activities in and around the house were associated with thriving. Conclusion Facilitating social relations and creating opportunities for self‐determination seem necessary to support thriving among older adults living at home with support from home care services. Impact The findings in this study add important knowledge about place‐related well‐being when living at home with home care services. 目的 探索家庭护理服务在居家老年人中的受欢迎程度和相关因素 设计 一项探索性现状调查设计。 方法 2016年,136名受试者(年龄平均在82岁)参与了一项关于家庭护理服务发展、健康、心理社会因素和护理相关因素。采用描述性分析和多重逻辑回归分析及逐步向后消除法。 结果 结果表明,家庭护理服务在居家老年人中的受欢迎程度相对较高,与从事的工作、同伴关系以及与人和相关场所保持联系等有关的维度被视为最低。回归分析表明,参与社会关系、在家中和周围的活动中体验自我决定与家庭护理服务的受欢迎程度有关。 结论 对于提高家庭护理服务在居家老年人中的受欢迎程度而言,似乎有必要促进社会关系和创造自我决定机会。 影响 该研究结果提高了人们关于家庭护理服务和与场所相关的幸福感之间的关系的认知。