THE VALUES OF SELECTED NURSING HOME RESIDENTS AND THE PERCEPTION OF THOSE VALUES BY NURSING HOME STAFF MEMBERS.
Contributors: Texas Woman's University.
Published: 1986
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Health Sciences, Mental Health.
Description: The investigator examined the value choices of 134 nursing home residents in age ranges from 50 years to 100 and above and the perceptions of those values by 207 nursing home staff members in age ranges from less than 18 to 69 years. Data were collected from the 341 volunteer subjects in four nursing homes in southwest Texas using a paired comparison instrument developed by the investigator. The effect of length of residency in the nursing home and educational level on the value choices of the residents were investigated. The effect of length of employment and educational level on the value choices of the staff members based on their perceptions of the residents' values were examined. Data were collected during a two-month time period. Descriptive statistics were computed for both residents and staff members. A Mann-Whitney U test and a Kruskal-Wallis one-way ANOVA were used to determine if significant differences existed between the residents' values and the staff members' perceptions of the residents' values. The results indicated that significant differences exist which imply a need for greater diligence by administrators and other staff members in communicating with residents.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-08, Section: B, page: 3291.

Thesis (ED.D.)--TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY, 1986.

School code: 0925.