A review of older people’s experiences with residential care placement

Lee, Diana; Woo, Jean; Mackenzie, Ann

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02060.x

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“…The loss of insight can be expected to further deteriorate as dementia progresses (Yap et al, 2008). Such divergent views on the need for OAHs are likely to lead to disputes between elders and their families when institutionalization occurs and might account for psychological problems among new entrants to OAHs (Lee et al, 2002).…”

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Disagreement in preference for residential care between family caregivers and elders is greater among cognitively impaired elders group than cognitively intact elders group

Chau

Kwok

Woo

et al. 2009

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Cognitively intact elders were more likely to indicate preference for residential care than cognitively impaired elders. Elders, both cognitively intact and impaired, were less likely than their caregivers to indicate preference for residential care. Disagreement in preference for residential care between the elders and their caregivers was larger for the cognitively impaired group than the cognitively intact group.

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Disagreement in preference for residential care between family caregivers and elders is greater among cognitively impaired elders group than cognitively intact elders group

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Kwok

Woo

et al. 2009

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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“…In this vulnerable background, the risk of developing depression might indeed be considerable. Institutionalization may therefore be a provoking event for the development of depressive symptoms, but there has been little research into this (Lee et al, 2002). Admission is related to losses in several respects: a loss of autonomy and confidence in one's own functioning but also a loss of possessions and one's own familiar environment.…”

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Depressive symptoms in newly admitted nursing home residents

Achterberg

Pot

Kerkstra

et al. 2006

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Depressive symptoms are very prevalent in nursing homes. Residents who are admitted from their own home, or from a residential facility, have more depressive symptoms than residents admitted from the hospital. This may reflect different conceptualizations or different adjustment patterns for those groups. For a better understanding of the factors associated with nursing home depression, future studies in detection, prevention and management of depressive symptoms should start prior to or directly after admission, especially for those who have no prior institutional history.

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“…Some older people experience dependency, for example as a result of physical illness or dementia, but this is not the case for all older people (Bond & Cabrero, 2007). Articles on older people living with chronic physical illness (Efraimsson, Rasmussen, Gilje & Sandman, 2003;Yu, Lee, Kwong, Thompson & Woo, 2007), or in residential care (Lee, Woo & Mackenzie, 2002) do acknowledge powerlessness as part of their experience but their findings are not directly relevant to this study, which is focused on experiences of healthy ageing.…”

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How do people with learning disabilities experience and make sense of the ageing process?

Newberry

Martin

Robbins

2015

Brit J Learn Disabil

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Accessible summary We wanted to find out what getting older feels like for people with learning disabilities. We asked seven people with learning disabilities about getting older. Most of the people had noticed changes as they got older. Some felt sad or angry about it. Some worried about getting older. People said that it was important to have good friends and to do useful jobs. Some people did not know much about getting older. Some people wanted to look back over their lives to feel more settled. They might need help with this. Abstract Background: Not enough is currently known about how people with learning disabilities experience and understand the ageing process. This is particularly important as the population of older people with learning disabilities is growing due to increased life expectancy. This article draws on the first author's doctoral research study, which aimed to fill this gap in the literature by exploring how people with learning disabilities experience and make sense of the ageing process and old age. Materials and Methods: Seven people with learning disabilities aged 60 or more were interviewed, and their accounts were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. This approach allows the participant's lived experience to be explored in detail. Participants' accounts were analysed individually, followed by a group analysis. This article presents the results of the group analysis, illustrated by quotes from individuals. Results: The master themes arising from the group analysis were as follows: quality of relationships is central to enjoyment of life, including subthemes on the importance of affection and companionship, distress at lack of closeness and anxiety about ability to satisfy others; powerlessness; needing a sense of purpose; and making sense of getting older, including subthemes on reactions to changes with age, life review and looking to the future. Conclusions: Clinical implications of the findings include the need for services to support older people with learning disabilities in maintaining friendships and meaningful activities. This study demonstrates that some older people with learning disabilities can engage in a process of life review and raises the possibility that learning disability services could play a useful role in facilitating this process. Understanding of the ageing process varied between participants and tended towards a negative, stereotypical view of ageing. The findings suggest that people with learning disabilities could benefit from psychoeducation on the ageing process to aid them in making sense of the changes they experience as they get older.

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A review of older people’s experiences with residential care placement

Cited by 171 publications

References 49 publications

Disagreement in preference for residential care between family caregivers and elders is greater among cognitively impaired elders group than cognitively intact elders group

Disagreement in preference for residential care between family caregivers and elders is greater among cognitively impaired elders group than cognitively intact elders group

Depressive symptoms in newly admitted nursing home residents

How do people with learning disabilities experience and make sense of the ageing process?

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