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Field dependence in the institutionalized elderly.

J Mosley1, G Guyot

  • 1Department of Psychology, West Texas State University, Canyon 79016.

Experimental Aging Research
|January 1, 1987
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Elderly individuals in nursing homes showed increased field dependence, a cognitive style, compared to community-living peers. This suggests institutionalization may worsen pre-existing cognitive decline in the elderly.

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Field dependence is a cognitive style characterized by reliance on environmental cues.
  • Cognitive abilities, including field dependence, can change with age and environmental context.
  • Institutionalization in elderly populations is associated with various health and cognitive changes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the institutional-inducement hypothesis regarding field dependence regression in the elderly.
  • To compare field dependence levels between institutionalized and community-living elderly individuals.
  • To examine changes in field dependence over a four-month period post-institutionalization.

Main Methods:

  • Administered the Children's Embedded Figures Test (CEFT) to assess field dependence.

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  • Included two groups: elderly upon nursing home admission and community-living elderly.
  • Retested both groups after a four-month interval.

    • Main Results:

    • Institutionalized elderly had significantly lower initial CEFT scores than community-living elderly.
    • The CEFT scores of the institutionalized group significantly declined from pretest to posttest.
    • Institutionalized individuals also exhibited lower mental status and activity levels upon admission.

    Conclusions:

    • Results support the institutional-inducement hypothesis, suggesting institutionalization exacerbates field dependence.
    • Pre-institutional dependence regression may continue and worsen after entering a nursing home.
    • Lower mental status and activity levels in institutionalized elderly suggest a generalized regression effect predating institutionalization.