All of the necessary charts of eligibility were reviewed ads well as the data obtained from the Minimum Data Set (MDS) which were recorded by means of the Chart Review Form as well as the Minimum Data Set Cognitive Performance Scale (MDS-CPS).
The Minimum Data Set Cognitive Performance Scale (MDS-CPS) is a scale which is generated from the 5 MDS elements (comatose status, ability to make decisions, short-term memory, ability to make oneself be understood as well as eating).The scores from the scale ranged from 0 (for, no impairment) to 6 ( for, very severe impairment) as pointed out by Hartmaier et al. (1995).
The residents who scored two or less on the MDS-CPS were then asked in a kind way to willingly be part of the interview.
The interview involved the completion of the Dementia Quality of Life Instruments as suggested by Brod, Stewart, Sands & Walton (1999),the Personal Interview Form, the UCLA loneliness Scale, as suggested by Russell & Cutrona (1991) and the Geriatric Depression Scale which was suggested by Yesavage & Brink (1983). The data that was obtained from the control facility was also included.
The independent variable
The independent variable is implementation of the Eden Alternative Model
Dependent variable
The dependent variable is the Quality of Life since it changes with the level of implementation of the independent variable (Eden Alternative).
Quality of life (QoL) is a rather subjective perception of an individual's happiness level of satisfaction with his/her life (Oleson,1990)
Description of the instruments
The Minimum Data Set is a comprehensive as well as mandated tool of assessment which is used by various nursing homes in order to access the functional, psychosocial, cognitive and mental status. It has to be completed with a period of 14 days after submission with a regular update at certain interval of time (Morris et al.,1990).The MDS must be administered by a registered nurse.
The selected items on the MDS scale that were necessary for conducting cognitive assessment are known as the Cognitive Performance Scale CPS as pointed out by Hartmaier, et al. (1995). The reliability of this scale ranged from .40 up to .75 as noted by Morris et al., (1990).
The Chart review Form was employed in the collection of demographic, background as well as health information from the participants. Some of the information which were collected included; age, race, sex, length if stay as well as marital status. The MDS data was related to the participant's cognitive pattern, number of medications as well as disease diagnoses.
The UCLA Loneliness scale (Russell and Cutrona,1991) was employed for the measurement of loneliness for the participants.
The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) was employed for the measurement of boredom, helplessness as well as boredom (Yesavage & Brink,1983)
The Dementia Quality of Life instrument was used in the measurement of the participants' quality of life (Brod, Stewart, Sands & Walton,1999).
Hypothesis
H1= Quality of life for the participants in the home that incorporated Eden Alternative Model improved
H0= Quality of life...
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