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| Exploring perceptions of quality of life of frail older people during and after their transition to institutional care | | Author(s) | Susan Tester, Gill Hubbard, Murna Downs |
| Corporate Author | Growing Older (GO) Programme, Economic & Social Research Council - ESRC |
| Journal title | GO Findings: 24 - Research Findings from the Growing Older Programme, October 2003 |
| Publisher | ESRC, Sheffield, October 2003 |
| Pages | 4 pp |
| Source | ESRC Growing Older Programme, Department of Sociological Studies, Elmfield, Northumberland Road, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TU. www.shef.ac.uk/uni/projects/gop/index.htm |
| Keywords | Physical disabilities ; Cognitive impairment ; Dementia ; Attitude ; Admission [care homes] ; Quality of life ; Qualitative Studies ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | In this research, frail older people include those with severe physical and/or mental conditions or disabilities at the end of their lives. The research aims to contribute to understanding the meaning of quality of life (QoL) for frail older people, from the perspectives of the older people themselves. The authors use a symbolic interactionist framework, to take a subjective qualitative approach to QoL as a multidimensional concept, including social, psychological, emotional, cultural, spiritual and environmental dimensions. The QoL and life experiences of frail older people with dementia and/or communication difficulties were explored, using innovative methods to elicit their views. The ethnographic research included six focus groups, naturalistic observation in four settings, and observations with 52 individuals who had moved into care homes in the previous 6 months. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040209209 A |
| Classmark | BN: E4: EA: DP: KW:QKH: F:59: 3DP: 3A:6KC |
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