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The Applicability Of The Decisional Conflict Scale In Nursing Home Placement Decision Among Chinese Family Caregivers: A Mixed Methods Approach, Yu-Ping Chang, Loralee Sessanna, Joanne Kraenzle Schneider
The Applicability Of The Decisional Conflict Scale In Nursing Home Placement Decision Among Chinese Family Caregivers: A Mixed Methods Approach, Yu-Ping Chang, Loralee Sessanna, Joanne Kraenzle Schneider
Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal
This study aimed to 1) examine relationships between uncertainty, perceived information, personal values, social support, and filial obligation among Chinese family caregivers faced with nursing home placement of an older adult family member with dementia; and 2) describe the applicability of the Decisional Conflict Scale in nursing home placement decision making among Chinese family caregivers through the integration of quantitative and qualitative data.
We used a mixed-methods approach. Quantitative data analysis consisted of descriptive and correlational statistics. We utilized a thematic analysis for the qualitative data. Data transformation and data comparison techniques were used to combine qualitative and quantitative data. …