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Table 5.7: Themes from analysis of observations and interviews
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Chapter 5 Findings
Theme Sub-Themes
1: The Personal 1a: The Person: “You are being so hands on
for them and there was no need.”
1b: The Personality: “People who work here
should want to work here.”
1c: Person to Person: “They don’t think of me
as a person.”
2: Being Personal 2a: Being Impersonal: “If they don’t fit into
our pattern.”
2b: Being Personalised:
“There is more to their lives than physical
care.”
5.12 Reporting the Findings
As explained previously there were multiple participant groups in this study
(residents, staff and residents’ families). Table 5.8 illustrates the code by which
each group is identified in this report. Barthel scores are also included in the
excerpts from the transcripts, in order to reveal the residents’ assessed level of
ability and to contextualise the findings.
Table 5.8: Participant type and code
Participant Type Description Code
Healthcare Assistant This refers to staff on the research H01-H04
and Support Staff unit who were employed as
Healthcare Assistants. Each
individual participant was
individually numbered.
Staff Nurse This refers to staff employed on
the research unit who were
nurses. Each participant was
individually numbered.
S01-S14
Family Member This refers to residents’ family
members. Each participant was
individually numbered.
F01-F04
Resident This refers to an older person who
had been living in the research
unit for more than six months.
Each participant was individually
numbered.
R01-R07