Assessment of medical home care needs in Turkish population
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, cilt.26, sa.3, ss.688-691, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2010
- Dergi Adı: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.688-691
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Home Care, Needs Assessment, Turkey
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Objective: To determine the home healthcare needs of the elderly so as to develop proper home Healthcare Services. Methodology: This descriptive study was carried out in a county of Kocaeli province-Turkey. Data was collected through a specially designed questionnaire through face to face interview technique. The data were analyzed by the computer using the SPSS package program. Chi-square test was used for the statistical analysis. Results: This study showed that 14.6% of the population had at least one diagnosed disease. Among them, 1.8% was disabled, 4.1% was elderly and 1.1% of the households were in need of home care services. Conclusions: Home care needs were found to be low in this study. Its main cause was that elderly population was not aware of the availability of such a service in the country.