Jennifer Maffucci, Kathryn Vanderzwan, Leah Burt
Evaluating a Shared Reflective Practice to Develop Nursing Student Clinical Judgment
Nurse educator
early screening highneed older adults require multiple care needs resources identified necessary assistance provided however precise definition related research highneed older adults limited identifying older adults high needs practical urgency study aimed investigate prevalence highneed communitydwelling older adults identify characteristic differences highneed older adults without high needs crosssectional descriptive survey research conducted july december 2018 used simple random sampling select older adults aged 65 older lived community least 3 months highneed communitydwelling older adults screening scale used identify highneed older adults community total 818 communitydwelling older adults surveyed prevalence highneed older adults 241 screened highneed older adults n 197 7858 sd 760 years old average mostly female widowed single living someone chronic illnesses 211 sd 141 elementary school level education religious beliefs furthermore differences found older adults high needs n 197 without high needs n 621 significantly higher proportion highneed older adults 85 years older male widowed single illiterate living alone chronic illnesses religious belief high prevalence highneed communitydwelling older adults highlighted importance screening community care centres provided comprehensive screening tool finding highneed older adults home visits would lead timely identification older adults potential needs enhance preventive nature home visits