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Activity and Independence: Issues in the Implementation of Activity Programs for Institutionalized Elders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2010

Elizabeth Cape
Elizabeth Cape
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University of Toronto
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Abstract

In spite of overall approval by residents and staff, a program of recreational exercise in a home for the aged had little impact. The findings suggest that (1) sponsorship and vested interest on the part of health professionals are crucial factors in program implementation, and (2) underlying optimal care of the institutionalized elderly are certain empirical and ethical issues which need to be addressed.

Résumé

En dépit de l'accord général des résidents et du personnel, un programme d'exercice récréationnel dans une institution pour les personnes âgées eut peu d'effet. Les résultats suggèrent que (1) le parrainage et l'intérêt niche de la part des professionnels de la santé sont des facteurs cruciaux dans l'implimentation du programme, et que (2) les soins fondamentaux des personnes âgées qui sont hospitalisés sont des issues empiricaux et éthiques qui ont besoin d'être revisés.

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Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , December 1983 , pp. 185 - 195
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1983

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