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Who Wants to Be Involved? Decision-Making Preferences among Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities
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Funk, Laura M. – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2004
While the benefits of participating in care or medical decision making are widely reported, research on decision-making participation preferences usually reveals some portion of individuals who do not want to be involved. Data collected through structured, in-person interviews with 100 residents of six long-term care (LTC) facilities in Victoria,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Participative Decision Making, Patients, Attitude Measures
An Examination of Health Profile, Service Use and Care Needs of Older Adults in Residential Care Facilities
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Aminzadeh, F.; Salziel, William B.; Molnar, F. J.; Alie, J. – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2004
Private, unregulated residential care facilities have become an increasingly important component of the continuum of housing and care for frail older adults in Canada. To date, this growing segment of the older population has received very little research attention. This study involved an in-depth examination of the functional/health profile,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Profiles, Older Adults, Residential Care