dc.contributor.advisor | Fitzmaurice, Eleanor | en |
dc.contributor.advisor | O'Toole, Jacqueline | en |
dc.contributor.advisor | Corcoran, Mary P. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Geary, Grainne | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-21T10:41:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-03-21T10:41:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Geary, G. (2004) A comparative study of empowering practices in voluntary and statutory nursing homes for older people in County Cavan. MA, Institute of Technology, Sligo | en |
dc.identifier.other | MA | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://research.thea.ie/handle/20.500.12065/598 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study sought to make comparisons between the voluntary and statutory
services for older people in County Cavan with particular reference to the levels
o f understanding and application o f the concept o f empowerment in service
provision.
The author undertook an extensive review o f literature in relation to
empowerment. The origin and various elements o f empowerment were
identified. The author identified the varying definitions and interpretations of
empowerment from both human resource and social care perspectives. How the
concept can be achieved was addressed and examined.
The author focused on the psychological factors o f empowerment including the
negative cycle o f social breakdown. Strategies to combat and reverse this
negative cycle were identified.
The author identified the levels o f empowerment which can occur within
residential settings and organisations. The author further identified the barriers
which may exist within various care setting to militate against the adoption of
empowering practices in service provision for older people.
The author carried out the study in eight organisations, comprising o f four
nursing homes from the voluntary sector and four care facilities from the
statutory sector.
The author utilised both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies for
the study. The knowledge obtained from each organisation identified the level
of knowledge and awareness which exists among members o f staff and
management who took part in the study.
The data from each organisation further identified whether an empowering
model o f service provision existed in each organisation and what the main
barriers were, as perceived and experienced by staff and management.
Strategies to overcome the challenges to empowerment were identified within
each organisation.
Overall, members o f staff and management who participated in the study were
found to have a reasonable level o f competence in terms o f their understanding
and practice o f empowerment.
This research concludes on quite a positive note for the future o f care services
for older people. In addition, a number o f recommendations for future service
provision have been identified by the author. | en |
dc.format | PDF | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | Nursing homes -- Patient representative services -- Cavan (Ireland) | en |
dc.subject | Autonomy (Psychology) in old age -- Cavan (Ireland) | en |
dc.subject | Community health services for older people -- Cavan (Ireland) | en |
dc.subject | Dependency (Psychology) in old age -- Cavan (Ireland) | en |
dc.title | A comparative study of empowering practices in voluntary and statutory nursing homes for older people in County Cavan | en |
dc.type | Master thesis (research) | en |
dc.publisher.institution | Institute of Technology, Sligo | en |
dc.rights.access | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND | en |
dc.subject.department | Social Sciences ITS | en |