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| The influence of nursing home residency on the capacities of low-dependency older adults | | Author(s) | Kieran M Walsh, Thomas Waldmann |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 12, no 5, September 2008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, September 2008 |
| Pages | pp 528-535 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Self care capacity ; Independence ; Needs [elderly] ; Nursing homes ; Residents [care homes] ; Living in the community ; Comparison ; Ireland. |
| Annotation | With the growing number of low dependency older adults in long-stay care and the lack of categorisation of these institutions in the Republic of Ireland, it can be asked if such facilities are truly beneficial. This paper presents an explorative investigation of the influence of nursing home environment on the capacities of low-dependency older adults. Participants were 50 community residents (control group) and 50 nursing home residents aged 65-95. The methodology was based on a triangulation of three data sources: a battery of cognitive, sensory, sensorimotor and psychological well-being assessments, a semi-structured participant interview, and an institutional questionnaire. Cluster analysis was then used to identify natural performance groupings within the assessment battery data. There were two performance groupings comprising: 2 community residents and the majority of the nursing home residents; and 6 nursing home residents and the majority of community residents. Interpretation of the results was informed by the semi-structured interviews and the questionnaire. Although causality cannot be attributed, findings indicate an association between the nursing home environment and the capacities of older adult residents. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081124229 A |
| Classmark | CA: C3: IK: LHB: KX: K4: 48: 763 |
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