EFFECTS OF AN AUDIENCE-BASED REMINISCENCE THERAPY PROGRAM ON THE MORALE AND ATTITUDES OF NURSING HOME RESIDENTS AND STAFF (NURSING HOME STAFF).
Contributors: Virginia Commonwealth University.
Published: 1990
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Psychology, Clinical.; Gerontology.
Description: Thirty-six alert elderly nursing home residents were interviewed using a reminiscence/life review or a present-focused format with or without the presence of nursing staff members involved in their care. Results demonstrated significant positive effects on the residents' morale and attitude towards staff in the reminiscence conditions only. Staff who were present during interviews demonstrated significant improvements in general attitude toward the elderly and job satisfaction, regardless of the interview format, compared to those who were not present. Residents who were interviewed in the presence of staff were also perceived as being significantly less hostile and more friendly, as measured by the Impact Message Inventory, compared to those who were interviewed with no staff present. Of these residents, those who were in the reminiscence condition showed the most dramatic changes in these interpersonal dimensions. Results are discussed with regard to implications for improving the quality of staff-resident relationships and overall geriatric care in long-term health care facilities, as well as reducing the rates of nursing home personnel turnover.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-10, Section: B, page: 5533.

Thesis (PH.D.)--VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, 1990.

School code: 2383.