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Title	A report on the development and evaluation of a slide/tape program entitled psychosocial needs of the elderly
Author	Cuff, Douglas, 1961-
Description	Thesis (M.Ed.) --Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1986. Education
Date	1986
Pagination	viii, 138 leaves + 1 sound cassette (ca. 45 min.), 78 col. slides, 2 booklets
Subject	Older people--Psychology; Geriatric nursing;
Degree	M.Ed.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Faculty of Education
Discipline	Education
Language	Eng
Notes	Both booklets are entitled Psychosocial needs of the elderly. -- Bibliography : leaves 92-94
Abstract	The psychosocial needs of our elderly population are often unintentionally neglected in favour of treatment of the more obvious physical needs. This is of interest to all health professionals, but particularly those actively involved with geriatric patients and those involved with the education of student nurses, who must prevent this imbalance in the nurses of tomorrow by introducing them to the psychosocial context of the elderly individual. Such health professionals recognize that while the need is there for informational-educational packages which introduce one to the psychosocial needs of the elderly, few such packages exist. If student nurses were exposed to such packages, it is felt that they would become versed not only in the early prevention and curing of psychosocial problems, but also experienced in teaching the elderly themselves to prevent and cure such problems. Thus this holistic approach would result in an elderly individual who was healthy both in body and spirit. At St. Clare's Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, the lecturers and administration were aware of their responsibility to educate their novice students to the psychosocial context of the elderly, but were unable to review the problem due to lack of introductory material, heavy workload and time constraints. Such factors did not permit them to either conduct an exhaustive search for, or design, develop, and implement a program of the type and depth required. The solution to this problem was that an informational / attitudinal package in the form of a slide-tape presentation be developed by someone with a knowledge of educational technology. The ultimate objective of this package was to make student nurses, and other health professionals connected with geriatric patients, aware of the psychosocial nature and needs of the elderly. Such a package was produced with an instructional development model in mind, said model consisting of four major steps - defining the problem, designing the presentation, evaluating the presentation, and developing a dissemination plan. The evaluation of the package produced a satisfactory result, and the dissemination plan is being applied as of this writing.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	75377834
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(17.83 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Cuff_Douglas.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	320838.cpd