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Family Caregivers' Conceptions of Trust in Home Health Care Providers

Background: Trust is important to family caregivers of older adults receiving home health care (HHC). Caregivers rely extensively on nurses, home health aides, and other providers to manage complex care tasks. Objective: The current study examined how family caregivers conceive of trust in HHC providers. Methods: Directed content analysis methods were applied to 40 qualitative interviews conducted with caregivers of HHC patients aged ≥65 years. Results: Results indicated that caregivers invested trust in providers who displayed competencies in caring for patients with chronic conditions and functional difficulties, willingness to foster frequent and open communication with room for questions and feedback, confidence in their ability to be present and alert for patients, and fidelity to a variety of tasks contributing to holistic care. Conclusions: Caregivers' conceptions of trust in providers are affected by interpersonal aspects of their interactions with providers as well as the broader systems of care within which they participate. 

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Key Information

Type of Reference
Jour
Type of Work
Journal article
Publisher
Healio
ISBN/ISSN
19404921
Publication Year
2021
Issue Number
4
Journal Titles
Research in Gerontological Nursing
Volume Number
14
Start Page
200
End Page
210