Searches for a Nursing Home: Personal and Situational Factors

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dc.contributor.authorShirley S. Travis
dc.contributor.authorWilliam J. McAuley
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-14T19:53:11Z
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-30T15:36:50Z
dc.date.available2016-01-14T19:53:11Z
dc.date.available2016-03-30T15:36:50Z
dc.date.issued1998-09-01
dc.description.abstractTelephone and follow-up in-depth interviews were used to gather information from 25 sponsors (primary contact people or responsible parties) of nursing home residents to learn more about the nursing home search and selection process. Quantitative analyses revealed that sponsors who engaged in anticipatory action prior to the need for nursing home placement had lower personal competence scores than those sponsors who did not anticipate the need for nursing home care. As might be expected, sponsors who were involved in time-pressured searches had the highest stress scores. In-depth analyses of the qualitative data illuminated the diverse ways in which the situational factors (time-pressured versus non-time-pressured searches and antici patory versus nonanticipatory behavior) affected the personal factors (perceived competence and stress) to create idiosyncratic experiences for the sponsors. The findings show the value of offering professional assistance to individuals who are at the stage of seeking information about nursing homes.en_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewnoteshttps://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/manuscript-submission-guidelinesen_US
dc.identifier.citationTravis, S. S., & McAuley, W. J. (1998). Searches for a Nursing Home: Personal and Situational Factors. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 17(3), 352-370. doi: 10.1177/073346489801700305en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/073346489801700305en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/25114
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Applied Gerontology
dc.rights.requestablefalseen_US
dc.titleSearches for a Nursing Home: Personal and Situational Factorsen_US
dc.typeResearch Articleen_US

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