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| The effect of activity involvement and social relationships on boredom among nursing home residents | | Author(s) | Farida K Ejaz, Dorothy Schur, Linda S Noelker |
| Journal title | Activities, Adaptation & Aging, vol 21, no 4, 1997 |
| Pages | pp 53-66 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Recreation ; Group activities ; Social interaction ; Attitude ; Personality ; Engagement ; Quality of life ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study investigated the types of activities which nursing home residents participate in, and whether participation in group activities and quality of residents' social networks could explain reports of boredom. Results indicated that residents enjoyed both solitary activities (watching television, reading) as well as group activities like parties, social programmes, playing cards and other games. Further, boredom was not related to participation in group activities, but rather depression, negative interactions with social network members and, perhaps, with a lack of friendships with other residents. Findings indicate that the personal and mental health needs of residents should be given major consideration while designing group activities for residents. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980625207 A |
| Classmark | KX: LHB: H: HW: TMA: DP: DK: DN: F:59: 7T |
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