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Need Satisfaction and Frustration in Older People Living in French Nursing Homes

Published Online:May 27, 2019https://doi.org/10.1024/1662-9647/a000205

Abstract

Abstract. The study examined the profiles of basic psychological needs satisfaction (BPNS) and frustration (BPNF) in a sample of older people living in French nursing homes. It is also addresses the relationships of these profiles with depressive symptoms and adaptation to nursing home. The residents (N = 134) completed various French self-report questionnaires. Cluster analyses revealed five distinct profiles: (a) High BPNF (n = 19); (b) Low BPN (n = 36); (c) Moderate BPNS and low BPNF (n = 23); (d) high BPNS and moderate BPNF (n = 33); and (e) High BPNS (n = 23). Practitioners and staff members should better respect residents’ needs if nursing homes are to become places to live rather than places only to receive care.

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