Family Involvement and Well-being in an Assisted Living Population Público
Plys, Evan Jamison (2012)
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Abstract
Family visitations provide residents of long term care
facilities a link to the outside
world, continuity of relationships, and social support (Tseng &
Wang, 2001; Thomas,
2001). Previous research suggests that the quality of family
relationships may have
greater mental health impacts for older adults than the quantity of
family interactions
(Conner, Powers, & Bultena, 1979). This study investigated the
relationship between the
quantity of family interactions and the quality of family
relationships and their impact on
long term care residents' life satisfaction and depression. Factors
influencing the quality
of relationships between residents and their primary family
caregiver also were of
interest. Forty-four residents of four assisted living facilities
were sampled. Participants
completed four measures assessing emotional bondedness to family,
perceived social
support, life satisfaction, and depression. In addition, open-ended
interviews assessed
residents' perceptions of family interactions. Multiple regression
analysis revealed that
the quality of family relationships better predicted life
satisfaction and depression than
the quantity of family interactions. In addition, number of
socio-emotional support
activities between family and residents correlated with higher
emotional bondedness.
Families who reminisced also showed higher scores of emotional
bondedness, suggesting
reminiscing might be a tool for families to improve the quality of
interactions with
institutionalized elders. The current study also investigated
self-rated health, internal
friendships, and family involvement as predictors of life
satisfaction and depression for
assisted living residents. These results have implications for
residents of long term care
facilities and their family members, as well as, staff and social
workers.
Table of Contents
Introduction
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Senior Housing
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Family Visitation Patterns
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Role of Family in Long Term Care
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Content of Family Visits
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Mental Health and Family Visits
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Quantity vs. Quality
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Statement of Problem and Hypotheses
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Methods
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Participants
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Procedures
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Measures
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Results
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Resident Characteristics
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Caregiver Characteristics
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Preliminary Analysis
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Quantitative Analysis
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Life Satisfaction
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Depression
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Emotional Bondedness
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Qualitative Analysis
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Inter-rater Reliability
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Responses
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Supplementary Analysis
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Quality vs. Quantity
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Life Satisfaction and Depression
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Emotional Bondedness
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Discussion
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Quantity vs. Quality
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Emotional Bondedness
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Predictors of Life Satisfaction and Depression
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Study Limitations
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Conclusion
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References
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Appendix A
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Appendix B
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