TY - JOUR
T1 - Nurses’ and social workers’ perceptions of elderly nursing home residents’ well-being
AU - Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska
AU - Rabinovich, Beth A.
AU - Marx, Marcia S.
AU - Braun, Judith
AU - Fleshner, Edith
N1 - Funding Information:
Results showed that there was a strong relationship between the nurses' and social workers' ratings on all measures in the three domains of functioning. However, differences between nurses' and social workers' ratings were found on several measures. Nurses consistently rated the residents as more impaired than social workers on all measures of cognitive functioning. Nurses also rated the residents as being less depressed, having a lower activity level and having less Jiska Cohen-Mansfield is Director, The Research Institute of the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, 6121 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852 and is affiliated with Georgetown University. Beth A. Rabinovich and Marcia S. Mam are affiliated with The Research Institute of the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington. Judith Braun and Edith Fleshner are affiliated with The Hebrew Home of Greater Washington. Correspondence may be sent to Jiska Cohen-Mansfield at the above address. The authors gratefully acknowledge the suggestions of Dr. Gladys Kraft. The research was supported in part by grant #1R01 MH40758 from the Na- tional Institute of Mental Health.
PY - 1991/6/7
Y1 - 1991/6/7
N2 - The purpose of the present study was to determine the relationship between nurses’ and social workers’ perceptions of the well-being of elderly nursing home residents. Four-hundred and eight residents were rated by both nurses and social workers in three areas: cognitive functioning, depression and the social network. Results showed that there was a strong relationship between the nurses’ and social workers’ ratings on all measures in the three domains of functioning. However, differences between nurses’ and social workers’ ratings were found on several measures. Nurses consistently rated the residents as more impaired than social workers on all measures of cognitive functioning. Nurses also rated the residents as being less depressed, having a lower activity level and having lessfrequent social interactions than did social workers. In the area of the social network, social workers thought residents had more frequent contacts with staff. However, nurses rated the residents as being more intimate with staff and visitors. The practical implications of the results are discussed.
AB - The purpose of the present study was to determine the relationship between nurses’ and social workers’ perceptions of the well-being of elderly nursing home residents. Four-hundred and eight residents were rated by both nurses and social workers in three areas: cognitive functioning, depression and the social network. Results showed that there was a strong relationship between the nurses’ and social workers’ ratings on all measures in the three domains of functioning. However, differences between nurses’ and social workers’ ratings were found on several measures. Nurses consistently rated the residents as more impaired than social workers on all measures of cognitive functioning. Nurses also rated the residents as being less depressed, having a lower activity level and having lessfrequent social interactions than did social workers. In the area of the social network, social workers thought residents had more frequent contacts with staff. However, nurses rated the residents as being more intimate with staff and visitors. The practical implications of the results are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1300/J083v16n03_11
DO - 10.1300/J083v16n03_11
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AN - SCOPUS:84928440365
SN - 0163-4372
VL - 16
SP - 135
EP - 147
JO - Journal of Gerontological Social Work
JF - Journal of Gerontological Social Work
IS - 3-4
ER -