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Impact of an altruistic activity on life satisfaction in institutionalized elders
— a pilot study | | Author(s) | Hon Keung Yuen |
| Journal title | Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, vol 20, no 3/4, 2002 |
| Pages | pp 125-136 |
| Source | Haworth Document Delivery Service, The Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA. |
| Keywords | Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Voluntary work [elderly] ; Life satisfaction ; Pilot ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Many residents in long-term care (LTC) experience social isolation, lack of control over their lives, and role loss. Participation in altruistic activities (e.g. voluntary work) can create a meaningful social role. Lemon at al's 1972 activity theory of ageing suggests that the adoption of a meaningful role may improve life satisfaction for LTC residents. This study evaluated the impact of participation in an altruistic activity on institutionalised older people. 18 residents from four long-term care facilities were assigned to either an intervention group (mentoring) or a usual care control group (no mentoring). Once a week, residents in the mentoring group participated in conversational skills with English as a second language (ESL) students in a 1-hour session for 1-3 weeks. The study provided some preliminary evidence to validate the beneficial effects of participating in an altruistic activity on residents in long-term care facilities. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-031007228 A |
| Classmark | KX: LHB: GHH: F:5HH: 4UC: 7T |
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