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The effect of challenging behaviour, and staff support, on the psychological well-being of staff working with older adults
Author(s)	R P Cole, S Scott, M Skelton-Robinson
Journal title	Aging & Mental Health, vol 4, no 4, November 2000
Pages	pp 359-365
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Behaviour disorders ; Personnel ; Psychogeriatric units ; Well being ; Nursing homes.
Annotation	Two different types of setting were compared in this study. 51 staff working in mental health and 45 working in nursing home settings rated residents on the frequency of 25 challenging behaviours, and completed measures of staff support and psychological well-being. Staff in mental health settings had a higher level of perceived staff support than those working in nursing homes. Psychological well-being in staff was found to be positively correlated to degree of staff support perceived by staff, and not related to levels of resident challenging behaviour. Investment in staff support and clear role definitions are likely to be repaid by reduced "stress impact" on staff and better quality of care for residents. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001214212 A
Classmark	EP: QM: LDM: D:F:5HH: LHB
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