title: Emotional bondedness and subjective well-being between nursing home roommates.
abstract: The majority of the nursing home residents in this study demonstrated a cordial, nonconflictive bond with their roommates. More positive bonds were associated with a greater number of positive emotions and greater satisfaction with the nursing home. Overall, results suggest nursing interventions designed to enhance roommate bondedness could promote psychological health and quality of life among a group of frail older adults.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Nursing 53201, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bitzan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009769:Object Attachment; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D010379:Peer Group; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires