Quality of life: Perceptions of residential care
| Autor: | Heather Byrne, Douglas MacLean |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Grounded theory Cohort Studies Quality of life (healthcare) Nursing Alzheimer Disease Residential care Surveys and Questionnaires Perception Homes for the Aged Humans Medicine General Nursing Aged media_common Analysis of Variance business.industry Australia Long-Term Care Team nursing Nursing Evaluation Research Family medicine Cohort Quality of Life Female Residence business Welfare New Zealand |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Nursing Practice. 3:21-28 |
| ISSN: | 1440-172X 1322-7114 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1440-172x.1997.00021.pp.x |
| Popis: | Byrne H & MacLean D. International Journal of Nursing Practice 1997; 3: 21–28 Quality of life: Perceptions of residential care Residents in selected aged care facilities in Australia (n=185) and New Zealand (n=44) completed a 56 item quality of life instrument derived and refined through grounded theory. Ten scales were developed from the items. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicated that there were no main differences as a function of cohort (Alzheimer’s or non-Alzheimer’s) or country of residence (Australia or New Zealand). Significant differences emerged as a function of the source of help in completing the instrument. Where nursing staff assisted residents complete the instrument, scoring indicated that residents enjoyed a better quality of life than if the instrument was completed by the resident alone, or with assistance from non-nursing staff and others, including relatives, welfare students and diversional therapists. Nursing staff rather than non-professional nursing staff tended to work more with non-Alzheimer residents when completing the questionnaire. Significant differences were also discovered in the ranking of concerns on the basis of cohort and country of residence. |
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