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Ua12/2/1 Magazine, Wku Student Affairs Apr 1989

Ua12/2/1 Magazine, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald.

  • Eagleston, Leigh. The Christian Soldier’s Story – John & Sandy Snelson, Salvation Army
  • Jessie, Lisa. Riding the Rails of Train History – James Brown, L&N Railroad Depot
  • Carter, Darla. Adults Learn to Catch Up at Adult Learning Center
  • Tradition, Discipline Salvation Army’s Root
  • Schlagenhauf, Ann. Families Feel Alzheimer’s Effects – James Sacrey, Adult Day Care


The Development Of The 'Nursing Home/Hostel - Quality Of Life Index': A Tool To Measure The Quality Of Life Of Permanent Residents In Geriatric Care Institutions, Linda Pettit Jan 1989

The Development Of The 'Nursing Home/Hostel - Quality Of Life Index': A Tool To Measure The Quality Of Life Of Permanent Residents In Geriatric Care Institutions, Linda Pettit

Theses : Honours

The purpose of this study was to develop the 'Nursing Home/Hostel: Quality of Life Index' (NH/H:QLI). This was to be a tool which would indicate the 'quality of life' of elderly residents in geriatric care institutions, such as nursing homes and hostels. Several means were employed to establish the validity of the tool. These were: consultation with experienced geriatric nurses, an examination of similar types of tools and correlation with another already established tool; Bigot's Life Satisfaction Index. The reliability of the NH/H:QLI was established by determining how well the scores correlated on a test re-test format. Kendall's Tau was …