title: Nursing home elderly. Social-environmental factors.
abstract: 1. Independence, cohesion, and functional health are related to well-being in elderly nursing home residents. 2. Nursing home residents may not criticize staff due to fear of a withdrawal of support. 3. Social support provided by visitors outside the nursing home may decrease the need for social support from sources inside the nursing home.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Gould
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000592:standards; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012931:Social Environment