Browsing by Keywords "Nursing home"

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Assisted living as a new place schema: a comparison with homes and nursing homes

Imamoğlu, Ç. (SAGE, 2007-03)

This study examines how the new place type of assisted living is represented in terms of its visual and verbal attributes and in comparison with the well-established schemata of home and nursing homes. Ninety-eight respondents ...
Functional mobility, depressive symptoms, level of independence, and quality of life of the elderly living at home and in the nursing home

Karakaya, M. G.; Bilgin, S. C.; Ekici, G.; Köse, N.; Otman, A. S. (Elsevier Inc., 2009)

Objectives: To compare functional mobility, depressive symptoms, level of independence, and quality of life of the elderly living at home and in the nursing home. Design: A prospectively designed, comparative study. Setting: ...
Relationship between familiarity, attitudes and preferences: assisted living facilities as compared to nursing homes

Imamoğlu Ç.; Imamoğlu, E. O. (Springer Netherlands, 2006-11)

In this paper, the authors aim to (a) explore attitudes toward and preferences for living in the newly emerging place type of assisted living facilities in comparison to nursing homes, and (b) assess the possible impact ...