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Elderly mentally ill people and quality of life: who wants activities?
- Author:
- GREEN Sharon
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 58(9), September 1995, pp.377-382.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Purposeful activity, accepted as an important constituent of quality living by many people, has not been well researched in relation to elderly mentally ill people. In a 43-bed nursing home in the north west of England, a small study explored initial patient, relative and staff reactions to a newly introduced part-time activity programme. The results highlighted the importance of a flexible programme of activities, coordinated by an appointed person and providing mental stimulation for the residents. The willingness of staff to become further involved as the programme expands suggests that additional staff training and specific time allocation would be needed.
The TAPS project. 30: quality of life for elderly mentally ill patients: a comparison of hospital and community settings
- Authors:
- WILLS Walter, LEFF Julian
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11(11), November 1996, pp.953-963.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes a study to compare the quality of life for psychogeriatric patients in a psychiatric hospital with that in four community residences developed as part of a reprovision programme for the hospital. The views of relatives of hospital patients and relatives of community patients were compared. On all the items on which the two groups of relatives differed, greater satisfaction was expressed with the community facilities. These data were supplemented with an observational study of patients' activities in the two types of setting. The average percentage time spent in social contact was greater for the community patients who also spent more time having drinks between meals and being with relatives. These observations confirmed the relatives' perception that the community residences provided a less institutional environment than the hospital wards.
Family involvement in nursing homes: effects on stress and well-being
- Authors:
- GUGLER J. E., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 8(1), January 2004, pp.65-75.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
While it is clear that families remain involved in the lives of loved ones following placement in a nursing home, little research has examined whether visiting and the provision of care has effects on the emotional stress and psychological well-being of family members. Utilizing pre-placement and post-placement data from the Caregiver Stress and Coping Study (n = 185) as well as a theoretical framework to delineate the manifestation of caregiver stress (i.e., the stress process model), the goal of this analysis was to determine whether frequency of visits and provision of personal and instrumental activities of daily living assistance following institutionalization were related to post-placement emotional distress, family conflict, and psychological well-being among family members. Following control of a wide array of pre-placement and post-placement covariates, multiple regression models found that visiting was negatively associated with post-placement role overload; moreover, the provision of instrumental activities of daily living help was negatively related to loss of intimate exchange at post-placement. The results suggest that family involvement following institutionalization may operate differently than when in the community, and add to the literature emphasizing the positive implications of family involvement in residential long-term care.
Staff factors associated with perception of behaviour as 'challenging' in residential and nursing homes
- Authors:
- MONIZ-COOK E., WOODS R., GARDINER E.
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 4(1), February 2000, pp.48-55.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Three hundred and twenty-six, working in 14 residential and nursing homes across England, were asked to rate their 'ease of management' on 14 vignettes of challenging resident behaviour. Multiple regression was used to examine the correlates of staff appraisal of their management of challenging behaviour, using over 30 staff variables. These included demographics, experience, stress, burnout, job satisfaction, knowledge of dementia and management practices in the home. Only staff anxiety, supervisor support and the potential to relate to residents as individuals predicted 'perceived management difficulty'. In any given home, there was great variation in staff perception, and overall, qualified staff appear to have greater difficulty in managing challenging behaviour, as compared with care assistants. The clinical significance of these results for psychogeriatric interventions that focus on advising care staff on the management of resident behaviour is discussed.
Home, sweeter home
- Author:
- CALLIS Duncan
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Care, 1(9), May 1998, pp.306-308.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Increasing numbers of elderly people with dementia are being cared for in independent sector residential and nursing homes. Describes the EQUAL outreach project in Kent which aims to help care staff improve the quality of residents' lives.
Caring for older people: developing specialist practice
- Editors:
- MARR Jim, KERSHAW Betty
- Publisher:
- Arnold
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 352p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Addresses the care of older people in the community, nursing and residential homes and in hospital settings from a nursing perspective. Contains a broad range of evidence based material covering aspects such as quality of life, mobility, social interaction, sexuality, community perspectives and the care of people with learning difficulties or mental health problems. Adopts a positive, modern role to nursing older people and recognises throughout that the goals of older people are concentrated on independence.
Creating a home from home: a guide to standards
- Author:
- RESIDENTIAL FORUM
- Publisher:
- Residential Forum
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 100p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guide presenting a new approach to setting and judging standards in residential homes in the United Kingdom. Focuses on quality of life of residents as the starting point for more practical issues. Puts the needs, wishes and convenience of users first.