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- Gustafsson, TM, et al.
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Factors associated with psychotropic drug use among the elderly living at home
- 1996
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In: JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY. - : SAGE Publications. - 0733-4648 .- 1552-4523. ; 15:2, s. 238-254
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- The use of psychotropic drugs has been widely studied; however, few studies have focused on factors associated with psychotropic drug use among the elderly. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between sociodemographic variables, socioeconomic status, social network, health, and physician visits and the use of psychotropic drugs among the elderly living at home. The study area was a municipality in mideastern Sweden with a population of about 21,000 inhabitants. Data from interviews with and health assessments of noninstitutionalized people age 75 and older (N = 421) were linked to an individual-based research register of prescription drug purchases. There were no differences in psychotropic drug use between men and women or between different age groups. The multivariate analyses (LISREL) showed that mental health and physician visits were associated with psychotropic drug use. An indirect relationship was also found between psychotropic drugs and loneliness and chronic morbidity, respectively.
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- Mullins, LC, et al.
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An examination of nursing home personnel's perceptions of residents' autonomy
- 1998
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In: JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY. - : SAGE Publications. - 0733-4648 .- 1552-4523. ; 17:4, s. 442-461
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Autonomy, especially of nursing home residents, concerns the essence of values such as personal freedom and independence. This study examines Collopy's six polar dimensions of autonomy from the perspective of 202 nursing home personnel from a sample of 15 nursing homes in West Central Florida. Using regression analysis, autonomy was examined with respect to four catego ries of variables: (a) nursing home staff background factors, for example, education; (b) nursing home staff attitudinal issues, for example, job satisfaction; (c) staffing issues, for example, turn over rates of nurses; and (d) formal facility and resident characteristics, for example, percentage of residents physically restrained. The results confirm that autonomy is a complex construct with considerable subtlety. The most predictive set of variables overall include race, educational at tainment, and employee type (i.e., certified nursing assistants vs. others). The results are dis cussed with respect to their implications for care.
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