The purpose of this study was to explore the effect an intervention, based on responses from a Life Strengths Interview questionnaire (LSI), has on the quality of life of elderly persons receiving private pay home care. A total of 12 subjects for this study were recruited from Cardinal Health Systems (CHS) Home Care service. This research employed a basic pretest posttest quasiexperimental design, with one experimental group and one control group. Subject selection was not randomized; however, subjects were randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group. Subjects in the experimental group completed the LSI pre-test and subjects in both groups completed the Quality of Life Index (QLI) pre-test and post-test, as well as a posttest care questionnaire. Data from eight subjects were coded and entered into a database; however, due to the small sample size, statistical analysis of responses from the QLI could not be performed. The primary thematic issues identified through qualitative data analysis indicate that home health aide services positively contribute to client quality of life, and that private-pay clients of CHS Homecare are currently satisfied with their quality of care. Qualitative results gathered by this study support future research efforts to explore the relationship between home care services and client quality of life. More specifically, this study can serve as a pilot for researchers interested in exploring the effects of a LSI intervention on clients receiving home care. / Fisher Institute for Wellness and Gerontology

Thesis (PhD)--University of South Australia, 1996

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Melbourne, The School of Population Health and Department of Medicine, 2007. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 174-186).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 1990.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 97-103). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 97-103). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2008. / Title from PDF title page (viewed Sept. 21, 2009). Additional advisors: Michael Crowe, Cynthia Crowley, Virginia G. Wadley, David E. Vance. Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-34).

Thesis (M.D.S.)--University of Hong Kong, 1993. / Also available in print.

M.A. (Social Work) / Relevant literature clearly indicates a steady increase in not only the number of aged persons but also the demented population. Consequently it has become imperative that the nursing staff responsible for the day - and night care of demented patients in a residential setting, acquire appropriate knowledge of dementation as such, and clarity on their roles in an endeavour to decelerate the dementation process. They, furthermore, need to be aware of the special needs of demented aged persons --needs which call for particular professional skills. In this study the emphasis is on the development and evaluation of a group work programme for nurses in two homes for demented aged persons. The programme is based upon knowledge on dementation, and its contents are directed at a repertoire of skills which, when effectively practised, will serve as a support system to nurses. Researcher made use of an indirect measuring method: an experimental - and control group were established at two homes where direct observation was done in respect of the behaviour of the residents and the nature of nursing. A questionnaire was completed by the experimental - and control group, prior to and following on the provision of a group work programme. The target universe consisted of fifteen nurses at two homes for demented aged persons. Nine and six members of the nursing staff were respectively connected to the experimental - and control groups. The experimental group attended nine sessions which incorporated the mediating - goal model designed by Papell and Rothman (in du Preez 1979:73)...