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Using narrative inquiry with older people to inform practice and service developments

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  • Ming Yi Hsu
  • Brendan McCormack

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Aim. The aim of the study was to examine the usefulness of narratives of older peoples’ hospitalisation experiences as a focus for informing practice and service developments. Background. Narrative inquiry provides an option for exploring personal experiences and for providing insight into treatment decisions that can help guide how healthcare services are developed and provided. Methods. Participants were aged 65 and upwards and had been patients in a rehabilitation unit. They were cognitively and physically able to communicate and give consent to take part in the study. Narrative interviewing methods were used for data collection. A problem–solution pattern framework enabled the reconfiguring of narratives in the context of the older persons’ past, the here and now and the context of their usual level of well‐being or ill‐being. Seminars with multidisciplinary professionals were used to analyse the narratives in the context of how they informed the need for practice and service developments. Results. Twenty‐eight narrative interviews were undertaken. Through reading and discussing the reconfigured narratives, the multidisciplinary team evaluated whether care procedures were appropriate and identified ways of improving care delivery. Challenges to the integration of narrative approaches were identified. Narrative interviewing was implemented in practice by some of the nurses who participated in the study. Conclusions. Narrative inquiry enhances the assessment of care needs and interactions between healthcare professionals and patients. The framework used for translating stories into plans for practice and service developments needs to be used in further studies and with a broader range of healthcare and social care professionals to determine its usefulness. Relevance to clinical practice. Narrative inquiry is a valuable methodology for understanding older peoples’ experiences of health care. Stories developed from older peoples’ hospitalisation experiences are a useful basis for identifying aspects of practice that could be developed.

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  • Ming Yi Hsu & Brendan McCormack, 2012. "Using narrative inquiry with older people to inform practice and service developments," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 21(5‐6), pages 841-849, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:21:y:2012:i:5-6:p:841-849
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03851.x
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    1. Aukelien Scheffelaar & Meriam Janssen & Katrien Luijkx, 2021. "The Story as a Quality Instrument: Developing an Instrument for Quality Improvement Based on Narratives of Older Adults Receiving Long-Term Care," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-17, March.
    2. Elena Comincioli & Eemeli Hakoköngäs & Masood Masoodian, 2022. "Identifying and Addressing Implicit Ageism in the Co-Design of Services for Aging People," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(13), pages 1-25, June.
    3. Katya Sion & Hilde Verbeek & Sil Aarts & Sandra Zwakhalen & Gaby Odekerken-Schröder & Jos Schols & Jan Hamers, 2020. "The Validity of Connecting Conversations: A Narrative Method to Assess Experienced Quality of Care in Nursing Homes from the Resident’s Perspective," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(14), pages 1-16, July.

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