Study Fillenbaum & Willis (1976): study US 1970

Public

50-79 aged, females, trainees and controls, USA, 1970

Sample

Respondents

N = 45

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
At start (T1) and 4, 8, 24 weeks later (T2,T3,T4)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Training in care for elderly

Our Classification

Operationalization

4 weeks of classroom instruction followed by 80 hours on-the-job training
Classroom instruction in 12 areas:
a: activities of daily living    4 hrs
b: the aging process             8 hrs
c: care of the feet              4 hrs
d: first aid                    10 hrs
e: home management              10 hrs
f: nutrition                                     10 hrs
g: personal adjustment          16 hrs
h: personal exercise             8 hrs
i: recreational activities      12 hrs
j: continuing orientation        4 hrs

1 Trainees participants
0 controls on waiting list

Observed Relation with Happiness