The effects of family visitation on patient depression / by Mary L. Elesha.
| Author/creator | Elesha, Mary L. author. |
| Other author | Penry, Mallie B., degree supervisor. |
| Other author | East Carolina University. Department of Nursing. |
| Format | Theses and dissertations |
| Production | 1980. |
| Description | 53 leaves ; 28 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Access via ScholarShip |
| Subjects |
| Series | ECU Department of Nursing thesis ECU Department of Nursing thesis. |
| Summary | The research investigated the relationship between family visitation, patient depression, and pro re nata medication use. Thirty-four female nursing home residents in a nursing home in eastern North Carolina were matched according to age, race, number of children, length of stay in the nursing home, and visitation practices of their families. Beck's Depression Inventory, a twenty-one item questionnaire, was administered orally to each subject on four weekdays during a one month period; pro re nata medication use was examined for each subject for one month after the administration of the depression tool. Five subjects were found to be experiencing depression; four were frequently visited by their families and one received infrequent visitation by her family. Medication use was higher among those patients who were not depressed. Data analysis showed that no significant difference existed in depression scores and pro re nata medication use between frequently and infrequently visited female subjects. |
| Local note | Joyner-"Presented to the faculty of the Department of Nursing ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science in Nursing." |
| General note | Presented to the Faculty of the Department of Nursing |
| General note | Advisor: Mallie B. Penry |
| Dissertation note | M.S. East Carolina University |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 50-53). |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Thèses et écrits académiques. |
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