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Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
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Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1976
Description
A nursing home population in Lake Worth, Florida was studied in
terms of a biocultural model utilizing demographic, biological,
environmental, and cultural variables. The aim of this research was
to discuss ways by which the geriatric patient is biologically and
culturally adapting as well as interacting with his/her environment.
This aim was best achieved by a study of past and present disease
incidence exhibited by patients in the nursing home sub-culture.
Blood samples were drawn and typed to test for possible
relationships between blood groups and disease. Some types of mental
disorders were associated with the patient as an end process of
adaptation to the organizational and institutional pressures of the
nursing home environment. In this paper, possibilities for further
research are suggested which could contribute to an improvement in
quality of physical and mental health among geriatric patients in the
nursing home sub-culture.
terms of a biocultural model utilizing demographic, biological,
environmental, and cultural variables. The aim of this research was
to discuss ways by which the geriatric patient is biologically and
culturally adapting as well as interacting with his/her environment.
This aim was best achieved by a study of past and present disease
incidence exhibited by patients in the nursing home sub-culture.
Blood samples were drawn and typed to test for possible
relationships between blood groups and disease. Some types of mental
disorders were associated with the patient as an end process of
adaptation to the organizational and institutional pressures of the
nursing home environment. In this paper, possibilities for further
research are suggested which could contribute to an improvement in
quality of physical and mental health among geriatric patients in the
nursing home sub-culture.
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Extent
69 p.
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Identifier
13785
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Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1976.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
1976
Date Text
1976
Date Issued (EDTF)
1976
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FAU
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FADT13785
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monographic
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Attributed name: Department of Anthropology
Person Preferred Name
PALMIERI, ELEANORE A.
Graduate College
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69 p.
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Title Plain
NURSING HOME AGED: A BIOCULTURAL MODEL
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1976
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Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
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Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Digital Library
Title
NURSING HOME AGED: A BIOCULTURAL MODEL
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NURSING HOME AGED: A BIOCULTURAL MODEL