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what were the patienced in the enhanced responsibility condition |
more happy active and alert |
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what percentage of residents reported feeling happy |
48% in erg and 25% in control |
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what did residents report feeling in erg |
significantly more active
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what was an odd result |
residents in the control condition reported feeling that they had more control over their lives but 20% said they did not understand question so it was disregarded |
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what percentage were judged to have improved in overall functioning |
93% compared to 21% in control |
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what was the two correlations made by two nurses of the same patient |
0.61 for experimental and 0.68 for control |
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what did the erg group show increases in |
spent visiting other patients, visiting outside the home and talking to staff |
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what attendence was higher in the erg group |
to the movie night |
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conclusion |
the welfare of residents was profoundly affected by the extent to which they had choice and responsibility it suggest that some of the negative consequenxes of aging might be reversed or prevented by giving the elderly a sense of competence and the right to make decisions |