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Nursing-home resident quality of life
— a longitudinal case study approach | | Author(s) | Robin L Stadnyk, Stephanie A Chamberlain, Grace Warner |
| Journal title | Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 31, no 3, July-September 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, July-September 2017 |
| Pages | pp 243-258 |
| Source | http://tandf.com |
| Keywords | Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Quality of life ; Personal relationships ; Case studies ; Observation ; Longitudinal surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Longitudinal quality of life (QOL) research incorporating multiple perspectives can add to knowledge about how nursing home residents experience QOL, but these methods are seldom used. This study employed interviews and participant observation to conduct multiple-perspective, longitudinal case studies of six nursing home residents in Nova Scotia, Canada. Close, reciprocal relationships with staff members, staff knowledge of residents, and autonomy were fundamental to QOL. Autonomy was experienced through choice and self-advocacy. Changes in QOL over time related to changes in resident health status, acclimatisation to the setting, and family member availability. Study results may have implications for staffing and staff training. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-171020206 A |
| Classmark | KX: LHB: F:59: DS: 69P: 4AA: 3J: 7S |
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