Engagement and depressive symptoms in a community sample of elderly people

Davies, Ann D. M.; Gledhill, Kris

doi:10.1111/j.2044-8260.1983.tb00583.x

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“…Kushlik suggests using 'engaged adaptive activity' as an index of quality of care 30 but this still leaves open the criteria by which behaviours are to be judged 'adaptive'. 37 Nursing staff tend to assume that easy-tomanage behaviour is 'good'. 38 (Consequently withdrawn elderly people may be ignored because they present few demands on nursing time).…”

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Research with elderly people in long-term care: some social and organisational factors affecting psychological interventions

Davies

1982

Ageing and Society

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The problems of introducing change in long-term care settings for elderly people are discussed in relation to social, psychological and organisational factors operating within the institution. It is argued that the poor maintenance and generalisation of many behavioural interventions is in part due to researchers adopting too narrow a framework. Four issues are discussed and illustrated: i. The role of the researcher in relation to care staff. 2. Relationships with elderly patients. 3. Change as criticism. 4. Conflicting policies within the institution.

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Research with elderly people in long-term care: some social and organisational factors affecting psychological interventions

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1982

Ageing and Society

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“…They also spent time participating in small groups and working with individual clients. Time was also spent developing the definitions of behavior categories from Davies and Gledhill (1983) and…”

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“…Definitions of 'Engaged' and 'Disengaged' behaviors were derived from the measures used by Davies and Gledhill (1983) and McFadyen (1984). The final definitions used in this study resulted from careful piloting of the measures and adaptations to the categories as appropriate to the observation of this client group.…”

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“…The final definitions used in this study resulted from careful piloting of the measures and adaptations to the categories as appropriate to the observation of this client group. The Watching and Mobility categories were developed from the definitions of On looking and Movement used by Davies and Gledhill (1983). The remaining behavioral descriptions are derived from McFadyen (1984).…”

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“…Low levels of activity have been identified as a cause for concern as activity may be related to life satisfaction and morale (Havens, 1968;Goldberg & Fitzpatrick, 1980;Maddox, 1963) and mood (Davies & Gledhill, 1983;Simpson, Wood, & Britton, 1981). Furthermore, some form of activity may be associated with physical health (Bonner, 1969;Comstock, Meyers, & Folsom, 1969).…”

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The effects of room management and small‐group procedures on the behavior of older adults who have Alzheimer's disease

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Sturmey

Bush³

1995

Behavioral Interventions

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The effects of room management and small groups procedures on the behavior of five older adults with Alzheimer's Disease was experimentally evaluated by a multielement design with replications across five subjects. Engagement during both room management and small groups was higher than during no treatment baselines. The effects on affective and maladaptive behaviors were of small magnitude. Evidence of individual differences was found both with respect to absolute proportions of time spent in various behaviors and with respect to interactions between individual differences and experimental conditions.Behavior therapy has developed a range of principles to analyze and modify environments for populations who often show high levels of dependency and low levels of independent behavior. Studies have included young children, people with mental retardation, people with long-term psychiatric disorders, and older adults. Typically, such studies have been conducted in settings where groups of individuals are cared for or taught, such as wards, hostels, or classrooms (Twardosz, 1984). This paper examines the application of environmental design to older adults who have Alzheimer's Disease.Several papers have indicated that hospital wards and day services for older adults are often characterized by low levels of activity (Felce, Powell, Lunt, Jenkins, & Mansell, 1980;Lunt, Powell, Jenkins, & Felce, 1976;McFadyen, 1984;Jenkins, Felce, Powell, & Lunt, 1978). A series of papers by Baltes and her colleagues indicate that these low levels of activity may arise due to carestaff differentially responding to client dependent behavior and extinguishing

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Managing Difficult and Disruptive Behaviour in Residential Settings: The Use of Room Management

Hill

Chamberlain

1987

Behav. Cogn. Psychother.

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The use of room management techniques to increase the levels of engagement of people with a mental handicap has been well documented. The difficulties in using constructional approaches (as opposed to eliminative procedures) to deal with difficult and disruptive behaviour in residential settings has also been well documented. This study reviews the relevant literature and describes in detail the application of a room management technique in a women's hospital villa. The six residents who took part are described as severely mentally handicapped, difficult and disruptive. During the room management sessions the levels of engagement in purposeful activity of the women increased and the problem behaviour exhibited decreased. Both changes were statistically significant. The implications of these findings for the general management of people who exhibit difficult and disruptive behaviour are discussed.

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Engagement and depressive symptoms in a community sample of elderly people

Cited by 5 publications

References 11 publications

Research with elderly people in long-term care: some social and organisational factors affecting psychological interventions

Research with elderly people in long-term care: some social and organisational factors affecting psychological interventions

The effects of room management and small‐group procedures on the behavior of older adults who have Alzheimer's disease

Managing Difficult and Disruptive Behaviour in Residential Settings: The Use of Room Management

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