The purpose of this research was to disclose the characteristics of quality of life as perceived
by physically frail but lucid elderly people living in nursing homes to increase the …

Purpose The growing importance of residential nursing care has been accompanied by an
increasing demand for instruments measuring quality of life in nursing homes. Quality of life …

Aims and objectives. The overall aim of this study was to investigate nursing home residents'
opinion of their life situation in a nursing home and of their earlier life. Background. Few …

Many countries encounter a demographic change where the number of elderly people will
increase. As a result, the number of very old people needing care, services and medical …

Anderberg P, Berglund A‐L. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2010; 16: 64–68
Elderly persons' experiences of striving to receive care on their own terms in nursing homes …

Quality of life in old age described as a sense of well‐being, meaning and value The
purpose of the study was to present a model of quality of life and related factors, to study …

The aim was to describe satisfaction with the caring and living conditions of elderly persons
in nursing homes, expressed by the elderly persons, next of kin and staff members. Elderly …

Background and objectives: Knowledge about residents' perception of what contributes to
well-being and thriving in nursing homes is scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate …

Thriving–a useful theoretical perspective to capture the experience of well‐being among frail
elderly in nursing homes? Aim. The aim of this article is to discuss the concept of thriving …

Background. There are very few studies that have integrated the opinions of nursing home
residents and their families into the process of developing valid outcome measures for the …