Home-dwelling older adults’ experiences of living with both frailty and multimorbidity: A meta-ethnography
- Authors
- Shin, Jung-Wook; Kim, Eun Young; Son, Youn-Jung
- Issue Date
- Sep-2022
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc.
- Keywords
- Experiences; Frail Older Adults; Home Environments; Multimorbidity; Review
- Citation
- Geriatric Nursing, v.47, no.9, pp 191 - 200
- Pages
- 10
- Journal Title
- Geriatric Nursing
- Volume
- 47
- Number
- 9
- Start Page
- 191
- End Page
- 200
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/58876
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2022.07.015
- ISSN
- 0197-4572
1528-3984
- Abstract
- Objectives: To systematically review qualitative studies about home-dwelling older adults’ experiences of living with both frailty and multimorbidity. Methods: This study adopted a meta-ethnography; the databases included PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, PsycINFO, SCOPUS, and Google Scholar. Qualitative peer-reviewed articles in English were searched up to December 31, 2021. Themes and concepts were extracted through constant comparison across the included studies by three reviewers. Results: Of the 147 articles screened, nine qualitative articles, encompassing a total sample of 173 participants, were included. The four final synthesised themes were ‘Being isolated in a closed life,’ ‘Being dependent on help from others,’ ‘Rebuilding to maximise quality of life,’ and ‘Struggling to live a meaningful life.’ Conclusion: Home-dwelling older adults with both frailty and multimorbidity are more likely to be socially isolated due to their physical limitations and lack of integration between hospital-based care and community healthcare services. © 2022 Elsevier Inc.
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