Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]
Author:
 		Keyword(s):
Year:  Vol:  Page: 

This Article
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Cited by other online articles
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Rose, M. S.
Right arrow Articles by Pruchno, R. A.
Right arrow Articles citing this Article
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Rose, M. S.
Right arrow Articles by Pruchno, R. A.

Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, Vol 54, Issue 2 S75-S83, Copyright © 1999 by The Gerontological Society of America

ARTICLES

Behavior sequences of long-term care residents and their social partners

MS Rose and RA Pruchno
Myers Research Institute, Menorah Park Center for the Aging, Beachwood, Ohio, USA. [email protected]

OBJECTIVES: This study examines similarities and differences in social interactions of residents of an assisted living facility and those of a nursing home. Given increasingly popular alternative models of long- term care such as assisted living, the study seeks to identify how these long-term care settings differentially promote dependence and independence among their residents. METHODS: Data were collected during 256 observations of 64 residents and their social partners at meal times in public areas. Sequences of antecedent and response behaviors relating to independence and dependence in the two different long-term care settings were examined. RESULTS: Social partners responded consistently to behavior of long-term care residents, and the behavior of residents was consistently affected by that of their social partners. These sequential interactions were not affected by setting. DISCUSSION: Differences in the nursing home and assisted living facilities' stated philosophies of care were not manifested in the interactions of their staff and residents.


This article has been cited by other articles: (Search Google Scholar for Other Citing Articles)


Home page
 GerontologistHome page
C. L. Port, S. Zimmerman, C. S. Williams, D. Dobbs, J. S. Preisser, and S. W. Williams
Families Filling the Gap: Comparing Family Involvement for Assisted Living and Nursing Home Residents With Dementia
Gerontologist, October 1, 2005; 45(suppl_1): 87 - 95.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc SciHome page
D. L. Roth, A. B. Stevens, L. D. Burgio, and K. L. Burgio
Timed-Event Sequential Analysis of Agitation in Nursing Home Residents During Personal Care Interactions With Nursing Assistants
J. Gerontol. B. Psychol. Sci. Soc. Sci., September 1, 2002; 57(5): P461 - 468.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
All GSA journals The Gerontologist
Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
Copyright © 1999 by The Gerontological Society of America.