Adaptation of the model of kristen swanson for nursing care of elderly women

Abstract

Objective: to adapt the model of Kristen M. Swanson for nursing care of elderly women, focused on their health needs, taking as a reference the comprehensive assessment and interpretation of their experience. Method: the study was qualitative with hermeneutic approach, ten elderly women were interviewed, aging from 65 to 84 years old, who attended a Day House in Toluca, to whom semi-structured interviews were applied in depth, which were transcribed, codified and grouped in the dimensions of the central contents analysis of each thematic unit. Heidegger’s hermeneutic circle was taken as a reference for the understanding and interpretation of the substantive codes. The analysis was of content through the discourse technique. Results: there are six categories of care identified in the therapeutic actions that intervene in the achievement of well-being. Family accompaniment, hope, movement, guidance in health, therapeutic dialogue and love are factors that promote the well-being of elderly women. The disposition of the categories was organized into semantic fields from which three dimensions emerged: that of being a woman, elderly woman and coping strategies, and nursing care. From the hermeneutic analysis, it was possible to buildup the Model of Kristen Swanson for nursing care of elderly women with their five healthcare processes: Maintaining beliefs; Knowing; Being with; Doing by; and Allowing or enabling. Conclusion: the care model aimed at elderly women is based on: dialogue, hope, movement and health guidance focused on the exercise of autonomy.