Journal article
The social organization of a sedentary life for residents in long‐term care
Abstract
Worldwide, the literature reports that many residents in long-term care (LTC) homes are sedentary. In Canada, personal support workers (PSWs) provide most of the direct care in LTC homes and could play a key role in promoting activity for residents. The purpose of this institutional ethnographic study was to uncover the social organization of LTC work and to discover how this organization influenced the physical activity of residents. Data were …
Authors
Benjamin K; Rankin J; Edwards N; Ploeg J; Legault F
Journal
Nursing Inquiry, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 128–137
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
June 2016
DOI
10.1111/nin.12120
ISSN
1320-7881