| Title |
Quality of life in small-scaled homelike nursing homes: an 8-month controlled trial
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, February 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12955-018-0853-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jeroen S. Kok, Marjan M. A. Nielen, Erik J. A. Scherder |
| Abstract |
Quality of life is a clinical highly relevant outcome for residents with dementia. The question arises whether small scaled homelike facilities are associated with better quality of life than regular larger scale nursing homes do. A sample of 145 residents living in a large scale care facility were followed over 8 months. Half of the sample (N = 77) subsequently moved to a small scaled facility. Quality of life aspects were measured with the QUALIDEM and GIP before and after relocation. We found a significant Group x Time interaction on measures of anxiety meaning that residents who moved to small scale units became less anxious than residents who stayed on the regular care large-scale units. No significant differences were found on other aspects of quality of life. This study demonstrates that residents who move from a large scale facility to a small scale environment can improve an aspect of quality of life by showing a reduction in anxiety. Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN11151241 . registration date: 21-06-2017. Retrospectively registered. |
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| Librarian | 4 | 5% |
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