The relationship between nursing assistants' wellness and caregiver satisfaction

This dissertation investigated the association of wellness variables and satisfaction variables among nursing assistants who provide care for Alzheimer's disease and dementia patients. The 53 participants comprised a convenience sample who were recruited from nine nursing homes. The volunteer participants were administered the Five Factor Wellness Inventory (Myers, J. E. & Sweeney, T.J., 2004, Journal of Individual Psychology, 60, 234-244) and the Positive Aspects of Caregiving measure (Tarlow B.J., Wisniewski, S.R., Belle, S.R., Rubert, M., Ory, M.G., & Gallagher-Thompson, D., 2004, Research on Aging, 26, 429-453). The Pearson product-moment correlation and the Spearman rank order correlation were selected to test for associations between the main variables. Multiple regression was used to test associations among sub-variables and the main variables. The Mann-Whitney U test and the Kruskal-Wallis test were used to determine if any difference existed among demographic groups. The findings suggested that there was not a significant relationship among wellness variables and caregiver satisfaction variables relating to nursing assistants.