Which characteristics of nursing home residents relate to factors influencing their dignity?
| Autor: | Dick L. Willems, Isis E. van Gennip, Henrica C.W. de Vet, H. Roeline W. Pasman, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Mariska Oosterveld-Vlug |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Public and occupational health, EMGO - Quality of care, Epidemiology and Data Science, Division 6 |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Gerontology media_common.quotation_subject Dependency Psychological Personhood Cultural background 03 medical and health sciences Dignity Sex Factors 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Physicians Surveys and Questionnaires Health Status Indicators Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Socioeconomic status Aged Netherlands media_common Aged 80 and over business.industry Long-Term Care Nursing Homes Long-term care 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female business Nursing homes |
| Zdroj: | Oosterveld-Vlug, M G, de Vet, H C W, Pasman, H R W, van Gennip, I E, Willems, D L & Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B D 2016, ' Which characteristics of nursing home residents relate to factors influencing their dignity? ', Geriatric nursing, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 365-370 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2016.05.002 Geriatric nursing, 37(5), 365-370. Mosby Inc. |
| ISSN: | 0197-4572 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2016.05.002 |
| Popis: | Aim of this study was to explore which characteristics of nursing home residents relate to factors influencing their dignity. Questionnaires containing the Measurement Instrument for Dignity AMsterdam - for Long-Term Care facilities (MIDAM-LTC) were administered to 95 nursing home residents, residing on the general medical wards of six nursing homes in the Netherlands. Associations between residents' characteristics and each MIDAM-LTC item as well as the total number of items considerably influencing dignity were calculated. Results showed that not being optimistic, being male and/or being heavily dependent predispose nursing home residents to have their dignity undermined. Residents with these characteristics should therefore be given special attention in the provision of dignity-conserving care. Age, cultural background, religion, length of stay and socioeconomic status were very rarely related to individual MIDAM-LTC items. Knowledge of associations between characteristics and factors undermining dignity can be used to raise nursing home staff's sensitivity toward these factors. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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