A LONGITUDINAL-STUDY OF PARTICIPATION IN NURSING-HOME ACTIVITY PROGRAMS

Citation
Bw. Rovner et al., A LONGITUDINAL-STUDY OF PARTICIPATION IN NURSING-HOME ACTIVITY PROGRAMS, The American journal of geriatric psychiatry, 2(2), 1994, pp. 169-174
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Geiatric & Gerontology",Psychiatry
ISSN journal
10647481
Volume
2
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
169 - 174
Database
ISI
SICI code
1064-7481(1994)2:2<169:ALOPIN>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The authors evaluated participation in activity programs in a prospect ive study of 198 new nursing home admissions. Both on admission and af ter 1 year, approximately 50% of patients were not participating in ac tivities. Nonparticipation was associated with greater cognitive and f unctional impairment and the use of restraints and neuroleptics. Over the year, activity status changed for approximately 50% of patients in relation to these factors. These findings indicate current limitation s in nursing home activity programs and suggest that participation is a dynamic process influenced by identifiable clinical variables. Revis ion of activity programs is necessary to meet OBRA regulations to impr ove the quality of patients' lives.