Nursing practices and problems for caregivers of persons with dysphagia in home care

Abstract

This study aims to examine Nursing practices and the problems provided by home visiting nurses to caregivers of persons with dysphagia．Consequently， we classified Nursing practice into the following six areas： “Preventive assessment of the problem,” “Determination of the caregiving situation,” “Offer of appropriate information and the technology，depending on the nature of the problem,” “Communication in the case of emergencies,” “Understanding of food preferences,” and “Adjustment of the home care service.”

The difficulties and the problems encountered in nursing existed in the following areas：

“Understanding food preferences and supporting continued caregiving,” “Nursing diagnosis and nursing practice at home,” and “Adaptation to another occupational category,” etc．