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Quality of life: Perceptions of residential care
Author(s) -
Byrne Heather,
MacLean Douglas
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-172x.1997.00021.pp.x
Subject(s) - residence , cohort , gerontology , ranking (information retrieval) , nursing homes , quality of life (healthcare) , nursing , medicine , perception , quality (philosophy) , welfare , psychology , family medicine , demography , machine learning , sociology , computer science , philosophy , epistemology , neuroscience , political science , law
Byrne H & MacLean D. International Journal of Nursing Practice 1997; 3: 21–28 Quality of life: Perceptions of residential care Residents in selected aged care facilities in Australia ( n =185) and New Zealand ( n =44) completed a 56 item quality of life instrument derived and refined through grounded theory. Ten scales were developed from the items. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicated that there were no main differences as a function of cohort (Alzheimer’s or non‐Alzheimer’s) or country of residence (Australia or New Zealand). Significant differences emerged as a function of the source of help in completing the instrument. Where nursing staff assisted residents complete the instrument, scoring indicated that residents enjoyed a better quality of life than if the instrument was completed by the resident alone, or with assistance from non‐nursing staff and others, including relatives, welfare students and diversional therapists. Nursing staff rather than non‐professional nursing staff tended to work more with non‐Alzheimer residents when completing the questionnaire. Significant differences were also discovered in the ranking of concerns on the basis of cohort and country of residence.