Abstract
To the elderly person, admission to a nursing home usually symbolizes the end of self-responsibility and control over his or her environment. Learned helplessness and hopelessness may ensue, leaving the resident more vulnerable to illness. The authors describe an experiment in a nursing home and give concrete recommendations on how to offer residents choices and a sense of control to help alleviate this problem.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 91-116 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Health and Social Work |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1979 |