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Lived experiences and challenges of older surgical patients during hospitalization for cancer: An ethnographic fieldwork.
- Source :
- International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being; 2014, Vol. 9, p1-N.PAG, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- This paper explores the lived experiences of older surgical patients' (aged 74 years and older) experienced challenges during a brief admission to hospital. Age, gender, polypharmacy, and the severity of illness are also factors known to affect the hospitalization process. For an ethnographic study using participant observation and interviews, surgical cancer patients (n=9, aged 74 years and older) were recruited during admission to a Danish teaching hospital. Using ethnographic strategies of participant observation and interviews, each patient was followed through the course of 1 day during their stay at the hospital. Interviews were carried out with all patients during this time. Three areas of concern were identified as prominent in the patients' experiences and challenges during their short hospital stay: teeth and oral cavity, eating in a hospital setting, and medication during hospitalization. Short-term hospitalization requires focused collaboration between staff and patient concerning individual challenges from their teeth and oral cavity as support of nutritional needs during surgical treatment for cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ACADEMIC medical centers
HOSPITAL care of older people
CANCER patients
DENTITION
EXPERIENCE
INGESTION
INTERVIEWING
MEDICAL needs assessment
PATIENT-professional relations
ORAL hygiene
NUTRITIONAL requirements
PARTICIPANT observation
PATIENTS
RESEARCH funding
SURGERY
ETHNOLOGY research
QUALITATIVE research
POLYPHARMACY
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17482623
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 94972669
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v9.22810