An attempt to minimize the adjustment reaction of aged home entrants in the Greater Cape Town area.

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dc.contributor.advisorPapadopoulos, Renosen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJoffe, Hugh Ianen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-24T04:13:37Z
dc.date.available2015-02-24T04:13:37Z
dc.date.issued1980en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaf 342-367.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe literature indicates that admission to an aged home are produces a severe crisis for the aged newcomer. The symptoms resulting from this final move are an increase in affective disturbance (anxiety, depression, hostility and suspiciousness), cognitive disequilibrium (confusion, disorientation and mental disorganization) and social withdrawal (apathy). The present study was designed to assess the efficacy of two different treatment approaches in attenuating this stress. 90 elderly persons admitted into 9 aged homes, a cross-section taken from the Greater Cape Town area, were randomly assigned to one of three groups: (a) Crisis Intervention Group (C.I.) subjects were seen twice weekly for five consecutive weeks in an attempt to minimise the expected adjustment reaction. (b) Social Attachment and Activity Group (S.A.) subjects were seen once a week for the same time period to support the new resident through this difficult transition. (c) Control Group subjects received no treatment either previous or subsequent to location in the hone. Treatment conditions were compared using a within-subject and between-group pre-test post-test follow-up design. Biological, psychological and social levels of functioning were assessed with a battery of tests at three points: on admission to the hone, in the sixth week, and finally, in the third month of residency. Results clearly indicate that the C. I. treatment was the most effective. The nature of the C.I. approach lends itself to wide use by those who have had no specialized training in psychotherapy. This has important implications for the ready improvement of present conditions in residential institutions for the aged.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationJoffe, H. I. (1980). <i>An attempt to minimize the adjustment reaction of aged home entrants in the Greater Cape Town area</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12537en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationJoffe, Hugh Ian. <i>"An attempt to minimize the adjustment reaction of aged home entrants in the Greater Cape Town area."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1980. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12537en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJoffe, H. 1980. An attempt to minimize the adjustment reaction of aged home entrants in the Greater Cape Town area. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Joffe, Hugh Ian AB - The literature indicates that admission to an aged home are produces a severe crisis for the aged newcomer. The symptoms resulting from this final move are an increase in affective disturbance (anxiety, depression, hostility and suspiciousness), cognitive disequilibrium (confusion, disorientation and mental disorganization) and social withdrawal (apathy). The present study was designed to assess the efficacy of two different treatment approaches in attenuating this stress. 90 elderly persons admitted into 9 aged homes, a cross-section taken from the Greater Cape Town area, were randomly assigned to one of three groups: (a) Crisis Intervention Group (C.I.) subjects were seen twice weekly for five consecutive weeks in an attempt to minimise the expected adjustment reaction. (b) Social Attachment and Activity Group (S.A.) subjects were seen once a week for the same time period to support the new resident through this difficult transition. (c) Control Group subjects received no treatment either previous or subsequent to location in the hone. Treatment conditions were compared using a within-subject and between-group pre-test post-test follow-up design. Biological, psychological and social levels of functioning were assessed with a battery of tests at three points: on admission to the hone, in the sixth week, and finally, in the third month of residency. Results clearly indicate that the C. I. treatment was the most effective. The nature of the C.I. approach lends itself to wide use by those who have had no specialized training in psychotherapy. This has important implications for the ready improvement of present conditions in residential institutions for the aged. DA - 1980 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1980 T1 - An attempt to minimize the adjustment reaction of aged home entrants in the Greater Cape Town area TI - An attempt to minimize the adjustment reaction of aged home entrants in the Greater Cape Town area UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12537 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationJoffe HI. An attempt to minimize the adjustment reaction of aged home entrants in the Greater Cape Town area. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1980 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12537en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychologyen_ZA
dc.titleAn attempt to minimize the adjustment reaction of aged home entrants in the Greater Cape Town area.en_ZA
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