The Mediating Effect of Resilience Between Social Support for Exercise and Resident Satisfaction in Assisted Living. Issue 1 (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Holmes, Sarah D.; Galik, Elizabeth; Resnick, Barbara
• Is Part Of: Journal of housing for the elderly. Volume 33:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 56
• Page End: 71
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: Assisted living -- residential care -- resilience -- social support -- satisfaction; Older people -- Dwellings -- Periodicals; Aging -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; 363.5946
• DOI: 10.1080/02763893.2018.1451796
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0276-3893

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study examined whether residents' level of resilience mediated the relationship between social support for exercise from staff and resident satisfaction in assisted living. This was a secondary data analysis using baseline data from a function-focused care intervention study including 171 residents from four assisted living facilities. Using structural equation modeling, we found that mood and social support for exercise from staff were the only variables associated with resilience. Mood, gender, cognition, and social support for exercise from staff directly influenced resident satisfaction and explained 31% of the variance in the model. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.