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The dark side of Norwegian nursing homes
— factors influencing inadequate care | | Author(s) | Wenche Malmedal, Randi Hammervold, Britt-Inger Saveman |
| Journal title | Journal of Adult Protection, vol 16, no 3, 2014 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2014 |
| Pages | pp 133-151 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/jap.htm |
| Keywords | Nursing homes ; Elder abuse ; Neglect [care] ; Norway. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this paper was to investigate factors that influence the probability that nursing home staff will commit acts of inadequate care, abuse and neglect. In the present study, a cross-sectional survey was carried out in one county in the middle of Norway. Random sampling, stratified by size of nursing homes, and location (rural or urban areas), was used to select a variety of nursing homes from a total population of 55. All staff working in 16 nursing homes were asked to participate in the study. A response rate of 79 per cent was achieved. Study findings revealed that location and size of the nursing home, age of the staff, education level, job satisfaction, resident aggression, and conflicts between residents and staff predict inadequate care, abuse and neglect. The most consistent findings are that resident aggression increases the risk for all three types of inadequate care, and that conflicts predict different types of inadequate care depending on whether the conflicts are related to direct care-giving activities or not. Nursing home care is an important part of care for older people, and should be characterised by good quality services. The relation between inadequate care and resident aggression, conflicts, and other factors shown in this study points to the relevance of further improvements in nursing home practices to minimise the occurrence of episodes of inadequate care, abuse and neglect. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150626211 A |
| Classmark | LHB: QNT: QNR: 76N |
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