HOLISTIC ASSESSMENT OF NURSING HOME RESIDENTS PREDICTS QUALITY OF LIFE AND PERCEPTION OF CARE
Emilee Ertle, Darby Simon, Benjamin Mast, Suzanne Meeks · 2023
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Emilee Ertle and co-authors test whether a broad check of nursing home residents predicts later well-being in this 2023 study. Usual care focuses on problems: illness, confusion, low mood. The authors also measured strengths, such as hope, optimism, and social support, in sixty-six new long-term residents, then followed them for six months.
Life quality at three months tracked with lower anxiety and higher social support. How residents rated their care tracked with hope and optimism, not with problem measures. In final models, anxiety predicted life quality early, while a hopeful outlook predicted both life quality and care ratings at six months. The authors argue that strengths deserve a place in routine assessment, since problem lists alone miss what keeps residents well.
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| CREATOR | Emilee Ertle, Darby Simon, Benjamin Mast, Suzanne Meeks |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |