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  • Title: Environmental characteristics of residential facilities for mentally retarded persons in the United States.
    Author: Rotegard LL, Hill BK, Bruininks RH.
    Journal: Am J Ment Defic; 1983 Jul; 88(1):49-56. PubMed ID: 6614062.
    Abstract:
    This study was designed to assess environmental characteristics and other facility, resident, and staff characteristics in a national sample of 236 public and community residential facilities stratified by size and geographic location. In a comparison of facilities in five size categories, small community facilities had the most positive treatment environments, as measured by the scale Characteristics of the Treatment Environment, more home-like environments, lower costs, more satisfied staff members, more able residents, and fewer nonambulatory residents. In a stepwise regression analysis, size remained significant as a predictor of positive treatment environments when controlling for staff job satisfaction and resident ability.
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