Elderly care / Residential living facilities Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
The 20 residential living facilities/units will be randomized into either an intervention or a control group.
The intervention includes seminars concerning the national fundamental values in elderly
working methods used in the residential living facility. Self-reflection and dialogue concerning the national fundamental values constitute the core of the group meetings. Through self-reflection and
the person-centered climate (The Person- centered Climate Questionnaire ?patient version, PCQ-P), empowerment (The patient empowerment scale) and Life satisfaction (The Life Satisfaction Questionnaire
Sponsors
University of Gävle (Sweden)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Older people: 1. Having lived permanently in the residential living facility for two weeks or more 2. Assessed by the manager at the residential living facility as being able ? by themselves or with help from a research assistant who reads the questions and fills in the answer given by the person ? to reply to a survey and for some also to participate in an interview. Staff: Staff (registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse?s aides) working at the residential living facility.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Older people with dementia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Residents: 1. Person-centered climate, empowerment and life satisfaction 1.1. Person-centered climate will be measured with the Person-centered Climate Questionnaire ? patient version (PCQ-P) 1.2. Empowerment will be measured with the patient empowerment scale 1.3. Life satisfaction will be measured with the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (LSQ) Staff: 1. Person-centered climate, person-centered care, structural empowerment, psychological empowerment (total scales and included factors) 1.1. Person centered climate will be measured with the Person-centered Climate Questionnaire ? staff version (PCQ-S) 1.2. Person centered care will be measures with the Person-centered Care Assessment Tool (P-CAT) 1.3. Structural empowerment will be measured with the Conditions of Work Effectiveness Questionnaire (CWEQII) 1.4. Psychological empowerment will be measured with Spreitzer's empowerment scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Staff 1. Job satisfaction measured using the Satisfaction with Work Questionnaires (SWQ) 2. Thriving at work measured using 10-item thriving scale 3. Stress symptoms measured using the Satisfaction with Work Questionnaires (SWQ) 4. Stress of conscience measured using Stress of Conscience Questionnaire (SCQ) | — |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed