Table 1 Origin of items added to the MIDAM in order to create the MIDAM-LTC
Items already in MIDAM[[27]] | Items added to create MIDAM-LTC | |
|---|---|---|
Treatment of nursing home staff | - I am not treated with enough respect by caregivers (e.g. doctors, nurses) | - I feel I’m not being taken seriously because of my age or illness |
| Â | - Doctors do not pay enough attention to my wishes | - The nurses have little time for me |
Living circumstances in nursing home | - I have insufficient opportunity to live as I wish according to my beliefs or religion | - I miss my home, my things, my loved ones and the familiar environment that I left behind |
| Â | Â | - I have little opportunity to shower |
| Â | Â | - My room in the nursing home is small |
| Â | Â | - I find it difficult to adjust to the rhythm and habits of the nursing home |
Living in a group | - I have little privacy | - I find it difficult to eat or sit in the living room with 'unknown’ others |
| Â | Â | - I have little contact with the other nursing home residents |
Limited capacity of nursing home staff | Â | - I often have to wait a long time before I receive help |
| Â | Â | - There are a lot of different nurses caring for me |
| Â | Â | - I feel guilty if I have to call on the nurses a lot |
Sense of belonging to others | - I receive little attention and care from the people around me | - I no longer feel part of society |
| Â | - I feel worthless for my friends and family | Â |
Sense of meaning | - I have the feeling that I have not made any meaning or lasting contribution during my lifetime | - I am bored and every day feels the same to me |