Autonomy of Institutionalized Elderly: Resident and Staff Perceptions.

Jang, Gail

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ERIC Number: EJ451066

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Autonomy of Institutionalized Elderly: Resident and Staff Perceptions.

Jang, Gail

Canadian Journal on Aging, v11 n3 p249-61 Fall 1992

A British Columbia survey of 45 intermediate care residents and 45 nurses found significant differences between residents' and staff perceptions of the importance of activities and residents' level of choice. Staff members' erroneous assumptions may result in procedures that restrict residents' choice of activities. (SK)

Descriptors: Activities, Caregivers, Foreign Countries, Institutionalized Persons, Nursing Homes, Older Adults, Personal Autonomy

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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