title: Development and Examination of a Family Triadic Measure to Examine Quality of Life Family Congruence in Nursing Home Residents and Two Family Members.
abstract: Objective:The overall purpose of this study was to propose and test a conceptual model and apply family analyses methods to understand quality of life family congruence in the nursing home setting.Method:Secondary data for this study were from a larger study, titledMeasurement, Indicators and Improvement of the Quality of Life (QOL) in Nursing Homes. Research literature, family systems theory and human ecological assumptions, fostered the conceptual model empirically testing quality of life family congruence.Results:The study results supported a model examining nursing home residents and two family members on quality of life family congruence. Specifically, family intergenerational dynamic factors, resident personal and social-psychological factors, and nursing home family input factors were examined to identify differences in quality of life family congruence among triad families.Discussion:Formal family involvement and resident cognitive functioning were found as the two most influential factors to quality of life family congruence (QOLFC).
authors.affiliation: North Dakota State University, Fargo, USA.
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aalgaard Kelly
keywords: families; family involvement and cognitive status; nursing homes