Institutional Traits in an African Residence for Older Adults: An Obstacle to Community Care?

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-10-06 DOI:10.1080/26892618.2021.1987372

C. Nord

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Abstract This ethnographic study explores an old age home in a former township in Walvis Bay, Namibia as an institution to investigate its potential to be interwoven in community care services for older adults. Interviews with older adults from the community revealed highly negative opinions about the residence that equated it to an institution. These opinions are compared with conditions in the OAH and the residents’ views. The old age home was much more heterogenous as regards the composition of residents than what was perceived by older adults who lived in the community, who considered the home an option only for people who were childless or had been abandoned. Older adults who voluntarily lived alone in the home represented a new lifestyle that challenged the traditional family care practice that is the norm in later life. There was however some truth to the interviewees’ perceptions of coercive elements, both in terms of practices and architectural design. The paper argues that it is necessary to reduce the stigma that prevents residential care from being an accepted part of community care and a housing option in the future. The study result shows a number of potentialities that can contribute to this.

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非洲老年人住宅的制度特征：社区护理的障碍？

摘要:本民族志研究探索了纳米比亚沃尔维斯湾一个前乡镇的养老院，作为一个机构，调查其在老年人社区护理服务中的潜力。对社区老年人的采访显示，他们对该住宅的评价非常负面，认为它是一个机构。这些意见与OAH的情况和居民的意见进行了比较。养老院的居民组成比住在社区里的老年人所认为的要复杂得多，他们认为养老院只是那些没有孩子或被遗弃的人的选择。自愿独自住在家里的老年人代表了一种新的生活方式，挑战了传统的家庭护理实践，这是晚年生活的常态。然而，在实践和建筑设计方面，受访者对强制因素的看法是有一定道理的。本文认为，有必要减少污名，阻止住宿护理成为社区护理和未来住房选择的一部分。研究结果显示了一些可能有助于实现这一目标的可能性。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

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1.10%

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312

审稿时长

2 months

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