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Reality Orientation: A Milieu Therapy Used in an Institution for the Aged
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Citrin, Richard S.; Dixon, David N. – Gerontologist, 1977
Implementation of "24-hour" and classroom Reality Orientation procedures resulted in improved orientation to environment and behavioral functioning for confused and disoriented residents of an institution for the elderly. This study used a pretest-posttest control group design with 12 residents in the experimental group and 13 residents…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Environmental Influences, Gerontology, Institutionalized Persons
Reality Orientation: A Milieu Therapy Used in an Institution for the Aged.
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Citrin, Richard S.; Dixon, David N. – 1975
This study reports an experimentally designed evaluation of Reality Orientation. Twelve elderly residents were chosen for the experimental group and 13 residents were chosen for the no-treatment control group. Both classroom Reality Orientation and 24-hour Reality Orientation were introduced on the experimental floor. A pretest-posttest control…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Geriatrics, Institutionalized Persons, Milieu Therapy