Objective To investigate the acceptance of Traditional Chinese medicine nursing technology(TCMNT)among the elderly in Shanghai nursing institutions and analyze its influencing factors.Methods A total of 457 elderly people in 17 nursing institutions in Shanghai from June 2021 to June 2022 were selected as the study subjects.A self-developed questionnaire was used to conduct a cross-sectional survey.SPSS statistics 23.0 was used for data analysis.According to the data type,t test,Mann-Whitney U test or χ2test was used for inter-group comparison.Binary logistic regression was performed to analyze the influencing factors of the acceptance of TCMNT in the elderly in nursing institutions.Results In total,432 valid responses were collected.The overall accepta-bility of TCMNT was 68.29%(295/432).Binary logistic regression analysis showed that education of high school or above(OR= 2.298,95%CI 1.040-5.079;P=0.040),perceived good health(OR=0.055,95%CI 0.005-0.631;P=0.020),the number of diseases(1-2 kinds:OR=5.397,95%CI 2.077-14.020,P=0.001;3-4 kinds:OR=6.437,95%CI 2.305-17.971,P<0.001;>4 kinds:OR=5.168,95%CI 1.040-25.686,P=0.045),better understanding of TCMNT(OR=5.435,95%CI 1.278-23.108,P= 0.022),belief in the curative effect of TCMNT(general:OR=2.273,95%CI 1.184-4.362,P=0.014;better:OR=10.146,95%CI 4.837-21.283,P<0.001),views on the charge of TCMNT(general:OR=5.294,95%CI 2.540-11.036,P<0.001;lower:OR= 6.720,95%CI 3.057-14.771,P<0.001),and belief in the greater safety of TCMNT(OR = 11.321,95%CI 5.189-24.697,P<0.001)were the factors influencing the acceptance of TCMNT among the elderly in nursing institutions.Conclusion The acceptance of TCMNT in the elderly in nursing institutions is at a low level,which is affected by many factors.Different personalized interventions should be employed to improve it and to promote the application of TCMNT in the nursing institutions.
关键词
老年人/养老机构/中医护理技术
Key words
aged/elderly nursing institution/traditional Chinese medicine nursing technology