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| Quality of care, quality of life and the relationship between them in long-term care institutions for the elderly | | Author(s) | Yvonne Challiner, Steve Julious, Rachel Watson, Ian Philp |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 11, no 10, October 1996 |
| Pages | pp 883-888 |
| Keywords | Quality of life ; Institutional accommodation ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Geriatric units ; Psychogeriatric units ; Long term ; Correlation ; Southampton. |
| Annotation | A stratified randomly selected sample of elderly long-term care institutions - private and local authority residential homes, private nursing homes and NHS geriatric and psychogeriatric wards - in the Southampton area was studied. Managers were interviewed with a quality of care questionnaire, covering aspects of regime and environment. 10% of residents were randomly selected for a series of structured interviews and Barthel Index determination, to assess their quality of life. A life history approach was used to build rapport and increase authenticity of resident responses. Correlations between quality of care and morale, and between quality of care and quality of life were significant, although correlation between morale and dependency was insignificant. High-quality care may be more difficult to provide in facilities for more disabled residents. This may affect their morale, but the relationship between morale and dependency is complex. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970421009 A |
| Classmark | F:59: KV: KW: LHB: LDB: LDM: 4Q: 49: 8HH |
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