This study examines stability of nursing home (NH) residents’ preferences (n = 255) related to autonomy over time, and demographic and clinical characteristics associated with change. For the majority of residents, preferences related to autonomy remained stable over 3-months. When analyzing group differences for residents reporting change versus others, no systematic associations with resident demographic or clinical attributes were found; however, differences by preference did emerge. For practitioners, the study suggests that knowing a resident’s characteristics may provide insight into how the person’s autonomy preferences may evolve over time.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30836011
National Institute of Nursing Research (R21NR011334), The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation, National Center for Research Resources and National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health (UL1 TR000127)
Heid, A., Abbott, K., Kleban, M., Rovine, M., & VanHaitsma, K. (2019). The impact of nursing home residents’ characteristics on ratings of importance of autonomy preferences in daily care over time. Journal of Aging and Mental Health, 5 (1-8). doi: 10.1080/13607863.2019.1584875
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