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Searches for a nursing home — personal and situational factors
Author(s)	Shirley S Travis, William J McAuley
Journal title	Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 17, no 3, September 1998
Pages	pp 352-370
Keywords	Nursing homes ; Consumer choice ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	In this US study, telephone and follow-up in-depth interviews were used to gather information from 25 sponsors (primary contact people or responsible parties) of nursing home residents to learn more about the nursing homes search and selection process. Quantitative analyses revealed that sponsors who took anticipatory action before need for a place in a nursing home had lower competence scores than those who did not. Those who were involved in time-pressured searches had the highest stress scores. In-depth analyses of the qualitative data illuminated the diverse ways in which situational factors (time-pressured versus non-time-pressured searches and anticipatory versus non-anticipatory behaviour) affected the personal factors (perceived competence and stress) to create idiosyncratic experiences for sponsors. The findings show the value of offering professional assistance to those who are seeking information about nursing homes. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-990311212 A
Classmark	LHB: WYC: 3F: 7T
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