Quality of life in a home for the elderly: a systemic approach.
Describes and assesses a 12-year consultation program in a large, multi-level care facility for the elderly--from initial case conferences about individual hard-to-manage patients to a total institutional staff program of Quality of Life based on prescribed staff attitudes determined by assessing emotional assumptions. Describes a significant modification of care stimulated by the recognition of differences between women and men.
D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011788:Quality of Life; D014481:United States