[Wishes of nursing home residents concerning their life situation--results of a qualitative study].
OBJECTIVE
This study examined the wishes of nursing home residents concerning their life situation in the nursing home.


METHODS
Using a qualitative study design, a representative sample of nursing home residents (n = 1656) of 24 nursing homes in a city situated in the eastern part of Germany were interviewed.


RESULTS
The analyses of residents' wishes lead to major domains such as the quality of care, interpersonal contact, architecture and organization of the house, diversification, financial support, as well as themes like health and death and the wish to leave the nursing home. Residents focus on an individualized approach to care.


CONCLUSIONS
Nursing home residents' views support the need to improve the psychological and social aspects of the quality of care. Implications of and consequences for the organization of care and concepts of nursing are discussed.
Sonntag
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie der Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 20, 04317 Leipzig, Germany. sonntaga@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
Bischkopf
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Ritz
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Jakob
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Angermeyer
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D000368:Aged; D005858:Germany; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000592:standards*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D012494:Sampling Studies