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Chapter 5 Findings
Table 5.6: Barthel Scores of the residents on day 2 of the observations
Barthel Category Number of Residents (n=32)
0-4
Very Severely Dependent
5-9
Severely Dependent
10-14
Moderately Dependent
15-19
Mildly Dependent
20
Independent
The findings from the analysis of the interview and observation data will now be
reported.
5.11 Data Analysis
Two main themes emerged from the coded data and these are illustrated in Table
5.7. The first theme, “The Personal”, emerged from both the interview and
observation data. There were three sub-themes in this theme. Sub-theme 1a: The
Person – “You are being so hands-on for them and there was no need”; Sub-
theme 1b: The Personality – “People who work here should want to work here”;
Sub-theme 1c: Person to Person – “They don’t think of me as a person”.
The second theme, “Being Personal”, had two sub-themes. Sub-theme 2a: Being
Impersonal – “If they don’t fit into our pattern”; Sub-theme 2b: Being
Personalised – “There is more to their lives than physical care”.
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