Interpersonal Networks and Post-Relocation Adjustment of the Institutionalized Elderly.

Wells, Lilian; Macdonald, Grant

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ERIC Number: EJ245326

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981-Apr

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Interpersonal Networks and Post-Relocation Adjustment of the Institutionalized Elderly.

Wells, Lilian; Macdonald, Grant

Gerontologist, v21 n2 p177-83 Apr 1981

Interpersonal networks of 56 residents in a home for the aged were studied before and after relocation. Close primary relationships were associated with successful adjustment to relocation as measured by changes in life satisfaction, degree of physical infirmity, psychological deterioration and agitation. (Author)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Family Relationship, Institutionalized Persons, Interpersonal Relationship, Older Adults, Physical Health, Psychological Patterns, Quality of Life, Relocation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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