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Transportation of Older Adults Common Behaviors Interfering With Safety
Research in gerontological nursing, v 12(4)
01 Jul 2019
PMID: 31158297
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Abstract
There is a dearth of evidence on safely transporting frail older adults in the community. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to gain a better understanding of behavioral expression exhibited by older adults during van transportation and to learn what actions van assistants and van drivers take to prevent or address behavioral expressions, which can create potential challenges to safe transportation. A qualitative descriptive approach was used and included four focus groups of van assistants and van drivers (N = 32) at one urban Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), which routinely transports approximately 90% of enrollees to and from the PACE center. Conventional content analysis was used to analyze the data. Four themes emerged. The first two themes were common behaviors: Removing Seat Belts and Verbal Behaviors. The remaining two themes addressed unusual behaviors that left lasting impressions: Physical Aggression and Conflict Between Passengers. Van assistants and van drivers used redirection and reassurance as preventive interventions to keep everyone safe. Transportation of PACE enrollees requires well-trained and astute van assistants and van drivers skilled with preventing and diffusing potentially unsafe behaviors.
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- Title
- Transportation of Older Adults Common Behaviors Interfering With Safety
- Creators
- Justine S. Sefcik - Univ Penn, Sch Nursing, 3615 Chestnut St,Room 332, Philadelphia, PA 19014 USAChristine K. Bradway - Univ Penn, Sch Nursing, Gerontol Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19014 USAPamela Z. Cacchione - Univ Penn, Sch Nursing, 3615 Chestnut St,Room 332, Philadelphia, PA 19014 USA
- Publication Details
- Research in gerontological nursing, v 12(4)
- Publisher
- Slack Inc
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- University of Pennsylvania Frank Morgan Jones Fund T32NR009356 / National Institutes of Health (NIH); United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA T32NR009356 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Doctoral Nursing
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000476727600004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85069857369
- Other Identifier
- 991020100201904721
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