What Matters Most to Older Chinese Adults.
Liza Lai Shan Choi, Piera Jung, Marti Harder and 1 others
PMID 34696642WHAT IT FOUND
Older Chinese adults in Canada described daily life as needing language access, culturally familiar routines, trusted relationships, and learning about services.
Small interviews do not show what care works, but highlight what they value.
Key findings
01The analysis found a core theme of cultural foundations and four themes: it's the little things that matter, making the best out of life, taking care of each other, and the need to understand.
02Eleven older Chinese adults said language gaps affected control and confidence in daily decisions and health needs.
03Participants described resilience through the Five Olds: partner, health, home, money, and friends.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for RNs
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What it does not show
Eleven participants were recruited by convenience and snowball sampling from two Western Canadian cities, so the findings may not represent older Chinese adults elsewhere. The study took place in 2 of 11 provinces in Canada. Responses were not separated by gender, age of immigration, education, place of origin, or household income. The study describes experiences and priorities; it does not test whether any care approach improves outcomes.
Declared interests
Authors declared no potential conflicts of interest. The study was funded in part by an Innovation Fund from the Department of Health, Community and Education at Mount Royal University and an Explore Grant from Vancouver Island University.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read these themes as evidence that culturally congruent nursing improves health or that any intervention works. Eleven interviews describe what older Chinese adults said mattered.