Literature Review.

Research Design, Method and Pilot Study.

Results: Part One.

Results: Part Two.

Results: Evaluation of the Health Professionals.

Responses.

Evaluation: The Expert Panel and Expert Witness.

Analysis: The Men as Individuals.

Analysis: The Residents as a Group.

Discussion and Recommendations.

Appendix I - Fieldwork Pack.

Appendix II - Sample Letters.

The objectives were addressed by gathering and analysing quantitative and qualitative data and the use of theoretical perspectives: Roy's nursing theory of adaptation (to study the men as individuals) and a sociological perspective, including Deviance Theory, to examine the men as a group. Although the study concentrated on District Nursing practise, it demonstrates universal methods of nursing practise relevant to all community nurses.