Understanding Impact Of Transition Into Residential Aged Care For Families From CALD Background: An Integrative Review

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Rands, Hazel
Coyne, Elisabeth
Krishnan, Jisha
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2023
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Background and Purpose: Transition from your own home or after a hospital discharge to an aged care facility can be a very distressing experience for many elderly people, more complex especially for people from culturally and linguistic diverse (CALD) backgrounds. Research shows that non-native speakers, often are disadvantaged populations due to their settlement issues in a foreign country, factors influenced by socio-economic backgrounds, language barrier, isolation from family, and proficiency in English. Staff in aged care may lack understanding of minority ethnic groups. The aim of this literature review was to investigate existing literature regarding transition in aged care by making recommendations for better outcome for staff and families. The focus will be research which has explored culturally diverse perceptions of CALD people in aged care setting. Method: An integrative review of literature guided by Whittmore and Knafl (2017) was conducted using a systematic literature search strategy, critical review of selected research articles and integration of findings. Scopus, CINAHL, Prospero, OVID, and the Cochrane Library databases were searched for articles published between 2012 and 2022. The broader scope of an integrative review allowed the inclusion of grey literature. Comprehensive search also included manual search of references from selected articles. Results: Thirteen studies meeting the inclusion criteria with broad themes were reviewed and appraised. Thematic analysis was used with following themes emerging: Understanding variations in care provision for older people among non-native speaking families; Exploring existing policies and strategies to engage CALD families in residential aged care facilities; Understanding communication barriers affecting appropriate cultural support . for families from CALD background. Conclusion: Research into supporting families of elderly residents from CALD background is very limited in both the Australian and global context. Very few studies describe experiences of families to identify cultural beliefs and practices to effectively care for elderly residents. There is a need for careful policy planning and development due to their implications for both residential and family care giving support role.

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16th International Family Nursing Conference (IFNC16)

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Migrant cultural studies

Aged care nursing

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Rands, H; Coyne, E; Krishnan, J, Understanding Impact Of Transition Into Residential Aged Care For Families From CALD Background: An Integrative Review, 16th International Family Nursing Conference (IFNC16), 2023