title: Nursing home staff's perceived ability to influence quality of life.
abstract: Nurses, certified nursing assistants, activity personnel, social workers, and physicians in 5 cities rated their ability to affect each of 17 quality of life (QoL) items for 2 hypothetical cases. Those closest to the residents feel the most empowered to make a difference. Overall, certified nursing assistants were consistently the most optimistic about their ability to influence QoL. Perceptions of ability to influence QoL were correlated with attitudes about nursing homes. These perceptions may be helpful in retaining such staff.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minn, USA. kanex001@umn.edu
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Kane
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rockwood
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hyer
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Desjardins
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brassard
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gessert
authors.forename: Rosalie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kane
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mueller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002568:Certification; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D008297:Male; D008503:Medical Staff / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota; D009515:New Jersey; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000523:psychology; D009735:Nursing Homes; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology; D009743:Nursing, Practical; D011209:Power, Psychological; D024382:Professional Role; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012947:Social Work; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires