The effects of refurbishment on residents' quality of life and wellbeing in two Swedish residential care facilities.
Health Place
; 15(3): 687-94, 2009 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19162523
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to follow a refurbishment aimed at enhancing the supportiveness of the physical environment in two Swedish residential care facilities. Significant differences between intervention and equivalent reference groups were found for quality of life (p=0.007) and wellbeing (p=0.02, 0.01) indicating a deterioration for the intervention group. These results suggest that residential care facilities residents are more frail and sensitive to change than has been assumed. This needs to be considered when facilities accommodating the elderly need refurbishment. It also indicates that interior design features alone have little importance for the care climate in nursing homes.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Personal Satisfaction
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Quality of Life
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Residential Facilities
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Health Place
Journal subject:
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Sweden