Community Spirit in Residence for the Elderly

TOPMED27 enrolled

Overview

The objective of our study is to observe and understand factors that emphasizes the creation of a community spirit. Specific objectives: 1. Explore and understand the facilitators and challenges of social participation in a residential context; 2. Explore and understand the facilitators and challenges of creating a sense of community in a residential setting.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Sense of Community

Interventions

No interventionOTHER

There is no intervention, this is an observationnal study.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 40 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: For site managers * Be a manager in the residences concerned * Be a department manager or * Hold a General Manager position or * Be a member of the partner's head office For residents * Residents of the autonomous wing of the targeted residences * Close caregiver of a resident of the residences included in the research project Exclusion Criteria: * Neurocognitive disorders * Significant language difficulties * Lack of verbal communication

Locations (1)

TOPMED

Québec, Quebec, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Sense of Community Factors

13 items questionnaire with open questions in individual interview session format, factors are identified through qualitative analysis.

Time frame: Up to 1 month after participants' recruitment

Sense of Community

9 items questionnaire used to measure the sense of community of the residents. For managers, the measure is their perception of the resident's sense of community. Each item uses a 5 point scale, higher score means higher sense of community, minimum value per item: 1, maximum value per item: 5, minimum total score: 9, maximum total score : 45

Time frame: Up to two weeks prior to the interview session

Secondary Outcomes

Sense of Community Facilitators

7 subitems asked in the questionnaire with open questions in individual interview session format, facilitators are identified through qualitative analysis.

Time frame: Up to 1 month after participants' recruitment

Sense of Community Obstacles

8 subitems asked in the questionnaire with open questions in individual interview session format, obstacles are identified through qualitative analysis.

Time frame: Up to 1 month after participants' recruitment

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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