Food-Related Control and Person-Centered Care: Influences on Life Satisfaction in Long-Term Care Residents.

Upon entering long-term care (LTC) homes, residents relinquish control over their daily life choices, which may influence life satisfaction. This study explored hypothesized relationships among the concepts of person-centered care, locus of control (LOC), and life satisfaction of LTC residents. Survey data were collected and analyzed from 154 residents of 16 skilled nursing facilities in the Midwest.

Development of the Food-Related Control Scale for Long-Term Care.

Objective: Develop and test a Food-Related Control Scale (FRCS) measuring resident-perceived control in long-term care food service.

Design: A bank of 15 initial items based on a multidimensional locus of control construct was developed initially. Expert review, cognitive interviews, a pilot study, and factor analysis were used to validate the instrument and assess reliability.

Public support for government use of network surveillance: An empirical assessment of public understanding of ethics in science administration.

This article relies upon the recreancy theorem to empirically assess the extent to which people's desires for technology efficacy, personal security, and social justice affect their trust in and support for government use of network surveillance as it is applied to local law enforcement and homeland security. The recreancy theorem complements technology adoption models in that it focuses upon public assessments of innovations as they are managed by societal institutions, thereby providing conceptual congruity between technology adoption and public assessments of institutional competency and integrity. Based upon the results of a social survey of 1488 adults living in the contiguous United States, the article expands our conceptual understanding of public opinions of network surveillance and empirically documents public demand for network surveillance that fosters goals of social justice more so than goals of self-interest.