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Reality orientation for the elderly: a critique
Author(s) -
Burton Mark
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1982.tb00259.x
Subject(s) - orientation (vector space) , psychology , outcome (game theory) , future orientation , cognitive psychology , social psychology , geometry , mathematics , mathematical economics
Outcome studies of reality orientation (RO) with confused elderly people, are reviewed. While there is evidence that RO can sometimes improve orientation to the environment, there is no evidence that this leads to any other behavioural changes. RO may also be criticized in terms of its appropriateness to the people and the settings for which it is used. Finally, an alternative, behavioural‐ecological approach to working with the elderly is outlined.