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The effects of a control-enhancing intervention for nursing home residents: Cognition and locus of control as moderators

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2009

CAY ANDERSON-HANLEY ,
SARAH R. MESHBERG  and
MELISSA A. MARSH
CAY ANDERSON-HANLEY
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York
SARAH R. MESHBERG
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York
MELISSA A. MARSH
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York
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Objective: This study aimed to clarify which older adults benefit most from a control-enhancing intervention; in particular, whether cognitive functioning or locus of control might moderate the benefit derived.

Methods: Nursing home residents were randomly assigned to two conditions: (1) a control-enhanced condition that provided the option of caring for a plant (n = 10), and (2) a comparison condition that monitored any change under the standard of care (n = 10). Comparison group participants were subsequently offered the intervention, which led to a total of 17 intervention participants.

Results: Cognitive function and locus of control were found to significantly moderate the effects of the control-enhancing intervention on residents' perceived health competency, but not depression or life satisfaction.

Significance of results: Interventions for nursing home residents could be tailored to fit specific needs. Screening for cognitive function and locus of control may help predict who is likely to benefit from control-enhancing interventions.

Keywords

DementiaChoiceInstitutionalized
Type
Research Article
Information
Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , June 2003 , pp. 111 - 120
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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