From: Dignity in bodily care at the end of life in a nursing home: an ethnographic study
 | Residents (n= 19) | Assistant nurses (n= 22) |
---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â |
  Female | 16 | 22 |
  Male | 3 | - |
Place of birth | Â | Â |
  Sweden | 18 | 17 |
  Europe | 1 | 4 |
  Overseas | - | 1 |
Age | Â | Â |
  20–30 | - | 4 |
  31–40 | - | 3 |
  41–50 | - | 4 |
  51–60 | - | 8 |
  61–70 | - | 3 |
  71–80 | - | - |
  81–90 | 9 | - |
  91–100 | 10 | - |
Mean age/Standard Deviation | 90.5/85–98 | 47/26–63 |
Degree of bodily help needs | Â | Â |
  Totally dependent | 1 | - |
  Help with shower | 16 | - |
  Manages to shower with support | 3 | - |
  Manages to use the toilet | 7 | - |
  Help using the toilet | 12 | - |
  Manages to brush teeth/face/shave | 12 | - |
  Help to dress/undress | 14 | - |
  Manages to dress/ undress | 5 | - |
  Help with food | 10 | - |
  Manages to eat unsupported | 9 | - |
  Help with medicines | 19 | - |
  Manages to walk with roller | 7 | - |
  Help to move in wheelchair | 7 | - |
  Manages to move independently in  wheelchair | 5 | - |
Participation in observations | 17 | 22 |
Participation in interviews | 15 | - |