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| Family members' perceptions of quality of life change in dementia SCU residents | | Author(s) | Nancy G Kutner, Elizabeth F Mistretta, Huiman X Barnhart |
| Journal title | Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 18, no 4, December 1999 |
| Pages | pp 423-440 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Psychogeriatric units ; Quality of life ; Family care ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Global ratings of change in residents' physical, emotional, social and cognitive functioning were obtained in interviews with family members of 67 special care unit (SCU) residents and 16 non-SCU control group residents of an intermediate care facility (ICF). In cumulative logistic regression models, with adjustment for covariates (including length of residence in the facility), the odds of being rated as better in emotional functioning were significantly greater for SCU than for non-SCU dementia residents. The odds of being rated as better in emotional functioning were also significantly greater for residents of the higher staffed SCU floor compared to residents of the lower staffed SCU floor. Ratings by institutional caregivers and data collected by direct observation were consistent with these findings. The study concluded that family members' perception of positive change among residents may be useful as a desirable SCU outcome. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000221211 A |
| Classmark | EA: LDM: F:59: P6:SJ: 7T |
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