Measuring Person-Environment Fit in Nursing Homes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11214520 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William E Buffum (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Houston-University Park, Houston, TX, 77004, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 35-54 |
| Publication date | 1987-12-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Service Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0148-8376 • E-ISSN: 1540-7314 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j079v11n02_03 |
| OpenAlex | W2039151140 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 5 |
The importance of understanding the congruence of people with their environments is well established in social work. This article presents an approach for measuring this conceptualization in long-term care settings. Three scales were developed and tested in nursing home settings with the results showing excellent reliability and strong validity
Conceptualization · Congruence (geometry · Long-term care · Nursing homes · Reliability (semiconductor · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2012 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |