Prevalence and Predictors of Need for Seating Intervention and Mobility for Persons in Long-Term Care

2007 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa C. Bourbonniere ◽  
Laura M. Fawcett ◽  
William C. Miller ◽  
Jennifer Garden ◽  
William B. Mortenson
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Independent Mobility ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Home Life ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Wheel Chair ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACTA descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to (a) determine the prevalence of need for wheel-chair seating intervention in two long-term care facilities in Vancouver, BC, (b) determine the extent of the residents' independent mobility within these facilities, and (c) explore the relationship between proper wheel-chair seating and positioning and independent mobility. The study population comprised 99 wheel-chair-using older adults. Four trained raters assessed need for seating intervention, using the Seating Identification Tool, and quantified extent and frequency of wheel-chair mobility, using the Nursing Home Life-Space Diameter. Results indicated that (a) there was a low need (overall 22%) for wheel-chair seating intervention in the two facilities, (b) half of the residents were independently mobile in their own rooms and on their units, but independent mobility decreased when greater distances needed to be travelled, and (c) the need for wheel-chair seating intervention was the only significant predictor of extent of independent mobility. These findings suggest that, where there are dedicated staff and equipment resources, the need for wheel-chair seating intervention can be minimized and independent mobility for long-term care residents maximized.

scholarly journals Depression and empathy in health professionals who work in the long-term care institutions for older adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-386
Author(s):  
Marina Miranda Borges ◽  
Ana Julia de Lima Bomfim ◽  
Marcos Hortes Nisihara Chagas
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Reactivity Index ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACT Empathy is an important factor to guarantee the quality of care provided in the long-term care institutions (LTCIs) for older adults, and depression is a factor that affects the health of the professional and, consequently, the care. Thus, it is important that studies are conducted on the relationship of these variables in this context. Objective: The aim of this study is to verify the relationship between empathy and depressive symptoms among health professionals working in the LTCIs. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out at LTCIs in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The final sample was constituted by 101 health professionals (i.e., caregivers and nursing technicians) with direct participation in the care of institutionalized older adults. The instruments were used as follows: the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) to assess empathy and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for the diagnosis of depression. For the analyses, the patients were divided into groups with and without depression, according to the score of the PHQ-9. Results: The prevalence of depression among health professionals was 19.8%. Significant statistical differences were found between the groups for the total score of the IRI (p=0.029), for the emotional domain (p=0.023), and for the personal distress (p=0.009). Conclusions: The findings indicate that the presence of depression among health professionals at LTCIs is related to the higher levels of empathy, especially in the emotional domain. Thus, future studies that contribute to understanding how care must be provided with empathy, but without harming the health of the professional, should be carried out.

scholarly journals Job Competency and Intention to Stay among Nursing Assistants: The Mediating Effects of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Job Satisfaction

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6436
Author(s):  
Yu-Chia Chang ◽  
Te-Feng Yeh ◽  
I-Ju Lai ◽  
Cheng-Chia Yang
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nursing Assistants ◽  
Intention To Stay ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Job Competency ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated the influences of nursing assistants’ job competency on their intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction and intention to stay in the profession of long-term care institutions. Understanding the relationship between job competency and job satisfaction, both intrinsic and extrinsic, would enable institutions to strengthen service workers’ intention to stay and to retain essential personnel. This study was a cross-sectional study in which nursing assistants from 26 nursing homes and 15 elderly welfare institutions in Taiwan. The relationship between job competency and intention to stay was discovered to be significantly mediated by intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction. Given the staff shortages and difficulty retaining staff in long-term care environments, organizations must be able to strengthen employees’ intention to stay; one suggestion is to improve the employees’ competency, because higher competency results in higher quality of care and greater extrinsic job satisfaction. Furthermore, greater job competency is more likely to result in affirmation and accomplishment, both of which increase intrinsic job satisfaction and thus positively influence intention to stay.

scholarly journals A Cross-Sectional Study on the Impacts of Perceived Job Value, Job Maintenance, and Social Support on Burnout among Long-Term Care Staff in Hawaii

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 476
Author(s):  
Bum Jung Kim ◽  
Sun-young Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The Impact

Extensive research has demonstrated the factors that influence burnout among social service employees, yet few studies have explored burnout among long-term care staff in Hawaii. This study aimed to examine the impact of job value, job maintenance, and social support on burnout of staff in long-term care settings in Hawaii, USA. This cross-sectional study included 170 long-term care staff, aged 20 to 75 years, in Hawaii. Hierarchical regression was employed to explore the relationships between the key independent variables and burnout. The results indicate that staff with a higher level of perceived job value, those who expressed a willingness to continue working in the same job, and those with strong social support from supervisors or peers are less likely to experience burnout. Interventions aimed at decreasing the level of burnout among long-term care staff in Hawaii may be more effective through culturally tailored programs aimed to increase the levels of job value, job maintenance, and social support.

scholarly journals Will the demands by the covid-19 pandemic increase the intent to quit the profession of long-term care managers? A repeated cross-sectional study in Germany

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timo-Kolja Pförtner ◽  
Holger Pfaff ◽  
Kira Isabel Hower
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Intention To Leave ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Managers ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Inpatient Nursing

Abstract The Corona pandemic poses major demands for long-term care, which might have impacted the intention to quit the profession among managers of long-term care facilities. We used cross-sectional data of an online survey of long-term care managers from outpatient and inpatient nursing and palliative care facilities surveyed in April 2020 (survey cycle one; n = 532) and between December 2020 and January 2021 (survey cycle two; n = 301). The results show a significant association between the perceived pandemic-specific and general demands and the intention to leave the profession. This association was significantly stronger for general demands in survey cycle two compared with survey cycle one. The results highlight the pandemic’s immediate impact on long-term care. In view of the increasing number of people in need of care and the already existing scarcity of specialized nursing staff, the results highlight the need for initiatives to ensure the provision of long-term care, also and especially in such times of crisis.

scholarly journals Correction: Technical-efficiency analysis of end-of-life care in long-term care facilities within Europe: A cross-sectional study of deceased residents in 6 EU countries (PACE)

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. e0208199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne B. Wichmann ◽  
Eddy M. M. Adang ◽  
Kris C. P. Vissers ◽  
Katarzyna Szczerbińska ◽  
Marika Kylänen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Efficiency Analysis ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities

scholarly journals Relationship between activity of daily living and asteatosis in the lower legs among elderly residents in long-term care institutions: a cross-sectional study

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 586-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gojiro Nakagami ◽  
Nao Kimura ◽  
Kimie Takehara ◽  
Tetsuro Nakamura ◽  
Makoto Kawashima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Daily Living ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Activity Of Daily Living ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Term Care

scholarly journals Long‐term care nurses’ attitudes and the incidence of voluntary stopping of eating and drinking: A cross‐sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 526-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina Stängle ◽  
Wilfried Schnepp ◽  
Daniel Büche ◽  
André Fringer
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Term Care
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