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Start List Codes Including
Emergent Codes
Capacity
Communication
Defining Autonomy
Knowing the Resident
Maintaining Dignity
Making Decisions
Motivation for the Job
Recreational activity
Residents delegate
Role of Family
Routine V's Flexibility
Self-Determination
Ward atmosphere
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Appendices
Data Reduction: Start List Codes, Emergent Codes
Proposition Statement Units of Meaning Coded Sources Type of Code
This node contains reference to residents
capacity and whether or not it is encouraged
and maintained.
This node refers to all types of communication -
verbals, non-verbals, staff communicating with
each other, with residents and with family. It
also refers to residents communicating with
each other and with staff and visitors.
This node refers to what staff and residents
and residents families think about autonomy -
how do they define it?
This node refers to how staff get to know who
the residents are and what the residents can
and can’t do for themselves. Are care plans
used? When and where does writing occur?
This node refers to an ethos of maintaining
resident dignity. Staff are non-paternalistic.
Positive attitudes and values for older people
are evident.
This node refers to residents involvement in
decision-making
This node refers to a consequence of
autonomy which is staff retention. Are staff
motivated, enthusiastic and interested in their
work? What factors affect motivation and
hence retention?
This node refers to residents being involved in
activities other than personal care. Meal times
are a sociable occasion. Residents hobbies
and interests may be visible around thier
bedsides or in their rooms. Staff acknowledge
the importance of recreational activities and
see it as part of the residents day.
This node refers to“Self-Governing, Self-
Ruling, Self-Determining” which is about the
automatic right to live your life as you chose
based on UN Rights of Older People (therefore
residents are consulted and asked) while
“Residents delegate care needs” is delegating
the action of that choice in other words they
may know what they want to do but may be
physically unable to do it so it is delegated.
This node refers to family or significat others
being included when resident is cognitively
impaired. What role do families play in care
provision. Do they visit often?
This node refers to an atmosphere of openess
and flexibility in the residential unit. It refers to
how much routine exists in the day and can
that routine be altered when required? It looks
at who dictates the routine.
This node refers to “Self-Governing, Self-
Ruling, Self-Determining” which is about the
automatic right to live your life as you chose
based on UN Rights of Older People (therefore
residents are consulted and asked) while
“Residents delegate care needs” is delegating
the action of that choice in other words they
may know what they want to do but may be
physically unable to do it so it is delegated.
This node refers to the general atmosphere of
the residential unit - is it homely, lively,
interactive, visitors etc.
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