ArticleBMC health services research2019
Small is beautiful? Explaining resident satisfaction in Swedish nursing home care.
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- Variation in emergency department visits among residents of Swedish nursing homes between 2019 and 2020, a population-based cohort study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Association of Nursing Home Residents' Demographic and Clinical Attributes and Nursing Home Characteristics With Self-Reported Ratings of Nursing Home Satisfaction.Journal of gerontological nursing · 2024Article
- The Association Between Preference Satisfaction and Satisfaction with Overall Care for Nursing Home Residents.Journal of aging & social policy · 2022Article
- Eldercare services for people with and without a dementia diagnosis: an analysis of Swedish registry data.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Institutional Satisfaction and Anxiety Mediate the Relationship Between Social Support and Depression in Hypertension Patients in Elderly Caring Social Organizations: A Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Experience and Perceptions of Changes in the Living Environment by Older People Losing Their Autonomy: A Qualitative Study in the Caribbean.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2021Article
- Small is beautiful? Explaining resident satisfaction in Swedish nursing home care.BMC health services research · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundResident satisfaction is an important aspect of nursing home quality. Despite this, few studies have systematically investigated what aspects of nursing home care are most strongly associated with satisfaction. In Sweden, a large number of processual and structural measures are collected to describe the quality of nursing home care, though the impact of these measures on outcomes including resident satisfaction is poorly understood.
methodsA cross-sectional analysis of data collected in two nationally representative surveys of Swedish eldercare quality using multi-level models to account for geographic differences.
resultsOf the factors examined, nursing home size was found to be the most important predictor of resident satisfaction, followed by the amount of exercise and activities offered by the nursing home. Measures of individualized care processes, ownership status, staffing ratios, and staff education levels were also weakly associated with resident satisfaction. Contrary to previous research, we found no clear differences between processual and structural variables in terms of their association with resident satisfaction.
conclusionsThe results suggest that of the investigated aspects of nursing home care, the size of the nursing home and the amount activities offered to residents were the strongest predictors of satisfaction. Investigation of the mechanisms behind the higher levels of satisfaction found at smaller nursing homes may be a fruitful avenue for further research.
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