Development of a Community-Based Integrated Service Model of Health and Social Care for Older Adults Living Alone

Yu Mi Yi, Yeon-Hwan Park, BeLong Cho, Kyung-Choon Lim, Soong-Nang Jang, Sun Ju Chang, Hana Ko, Eun-Young Noh and So Im Ryu
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Yu Mi Yi: College of Nursing, Kyungnam College of Information and Technology, Busan 47011, Korea
Yeon-Hwan Park: College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea
BeLong Cho: Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea
Kyung-Choon Lim: College of Nursing, Sungshin University, Seoul 02844, Korea
Soong-Nang Jang: Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
Sun Ju Chang: College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea
Hana Ko: College of Nursing, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmoero, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21936, Korea
Eun-Young Noh: The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea
So Im Ryu: The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 2, 1-13

Abstract: The number of elderly people living alone worldwide is increasing, and the responsibility of the state in this context is emerging. This study aimed to develop a community-based integrated service (CBIS) model of health and social care for older adults living alone. The model was designed based on a literature review of previous community care models and per older adults’ health and daily life needs. Thereafter, feedback on the integrated model was taken from older adults living alone by conducting a survey ( n = 1023) and focus group interviews, after which the opinions of the Public type Health Management Promotion Council were considered and content validity was confirmed. The model, comprising eight healthcare services and five social care services, was tested on 22 older adults for two weeks to assess its feasibility and preliminary efficiency. Each service included screening, assessment, providing service, evaluation, and quit. Participants rated their overall satisfaction with the services as 9 out of 10. Care navigators reported feeling comforted and discovered their own sense of being while providing the services. We believe that the CBIS model may foster independence among community-dwelling older adults living alone, thereby improving their quality of life through “aging in place”.

Keywords: integrated service; community-dwelling older adults; healthcare; daily life support (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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