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| Intra-institutional relocation and psychological outcomes | | Author(s) | Nicholas G Castle |
| Journal title | Journal of Mental Health and Aging, vol 10 no 3, Fall 2004 |
| Pages | pp 231-244 |
| Keywords | Residents [care homes] ; House removal ; Nursing homes ; Depression ; Engagement ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Intra-institutional relocation is defined in this investigation as moving residents from one room to another, from one unit to another, or from one floor to another in a nursing home. The author examines whether this relocation within the same facility is detrimental to older people. Baseline data were collected from 1992 for 1,432 residents aged 65+ in one 372-bed nursing home, and followed until December 1998. Minimum data set (MDS) data were used to examine cognitive performance, depressed mood, behavioural symptoms and social engagement. The intra-institutional relocation rate was 16% of residents per year. Some detrimental effects were found for relocated residents. They were 23%, 29% and 33% more likely to decline in cognitive performance, depressed mood and social engagement, respectively, 3 months post-location compared to non-relocated residents. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050926212 A |
| Classmark | KX: TNH: LHB: ENR: DN: 3J: 7T |
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