FAMILY PERSPECTIVE OF ELDERLY CARE IN URBAN CHINA -a literature study

ABSTRACT The aging population is increasing so fast in urban China that it has become a serious problem. It is a big challenge for Chinese society to care for the older people since, under the One Child Policy, the family structure has been changed. The aim of the study in this paper is to describe family members' perceptions and attitudes, including the older people's, towards the present and future elderly care in urban China. The main method that the author used is literature review, the use of every article's result section to do the qualitative, manifest content analysis. The results are presented as six main categories; Traditional responsibility in Chinese elderly care; Family's financial ability and societal financing of care; "Xiao" in the form of emotional support, respect and protection; Physical proximity and intergenerational interaction important; Pressure and strain due to elderly care responsibilities; LTC (Long Term Care) institutions provide for the care needs of elders; The traditional Chinese tradition of taking care of the elderly family members is still strong in China. However, there is an increasing pressure on the working family members to earn enough money to provide for both the younger and elder generations. Therefore the "sandwhich generation" is now looking toward new solutions in elderly care, such as putting their parents in long-term care facilities

Living with multiple sclerosis : the impact of chronic illness

Background: Some patients having multiple sclerosis (MS) still report gains from the adversity of suffering from a chronic and debilitating illness. Aim: To explore the subjective experiences of quality of life in patients with MS, focusing on possible positive aspects of having to come to terms with MS. Method: An inductive approach in the form of latent content analysis was used to analyze the data from 61 MS-patient interviews. Findings: Fighting a losing battle but also gradually conquering oneself was the underlying theme that emerged from the following four main categories: Experience of ill-health, Experience of health in spite of illness, Psychosocial consequences of having MS, and Different ways of managing MS. Patients with MS were forced to re-evaluate their life during the course of illness, gaining hard-earned knowledge that became the basis for continually managing their illness. Conclusion: Nurses and other health care personnel need to be aware of the impact living with MS has on patients as revealed by the present study in order to be able to help these patients come to terms with and adapt to the deleterious effects of this illnes

Experience of Education in the International Classroom : A Systematic Literature Review

In this essay, we investigate the learning and teaching experiences in the international classroom from both the teachers and the students’ perspectives. The findings of this study showed that language barriers are one of the difficulties, but academic cultural differences seem to play a more important role that can impact on the learning outcomes in the international classroom. This can also lead to negative experiences and the forming of stereotypical views of international students solely based on their educational background.

Chinese nurses´ethical concerns in a neurological ward

Our aim was to describe Chinese nurses' experiences of workplace distress and ethical dilemmas on a neurological ward. Qualitative interviews were performed with 20 nurses. On using latent content analysis, themes emerged in four content areas: ethical dilemmas, workplace distress, quality of nursing and managing distress. The ethical dilemmas were: (1) conflicting views on optimal treatment and nursing; (2) treatment choice meeting with financial constraints; and (3) misalignment of nursing responsibilities, competence and available resources. The patients' relatives lacked respect for the nurses' skills. Other dilemmas could be traced to the transition from a planned to a market economy, resulting in an excessive workload and treatment withdrawal for financial reasons. Lack of resources was perceived as an obstacle to proper patient care in addition to hospital organization, decreasing the quality of nursing, and increasing moral and workplace distress. The nurses managed mainly by striving for competence, which gave them hope for the future

Validation of the verbal and social interaction questionnaire for nursing students : The focus of nursing students in their relationship with patients

The Verbal and Social Interaction Nursing Students questionnaire (VSI-NS) has been created to measure the development ofverbal, social and interactional skills of nursing students with patients, from their perspective in nursing care. The aim of thepresent study was to determine the construct validity and internal consistency reliability of the questionnaire. The study had amethodological and developmental design and was carried out in four steps: adjustment of the items, face validity, data collectionand data analysis. The number of items was reduced from 48 to 31. The factor analysis of the final 31 items resulted in four quitedistinct factors: “Inviting to talk about feelings and thoughts”, “Building a caring relationship”, “Encouraging social and practicalaspects in daily life” and “Caring towards health and wellbeing”. The results showed satisfactory psychometric properties interms of content validity, construct validity and the internal consistency reliability of the questionnaire. It could be concluded thatthe original conceptual model could serve as a theoretical foundation to explain and understand nurses’ caring interactions withtheir patientsOpen access</p