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Direct linkGroenewoud, A. Stef; van Exel, N. Job A.; Berg, Marc; Huijsman, Robbert – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: This article reports on a study to identify "building blocks" for quality report cards for geriatric care. Its aim is to present (a) the results of the study and (b) the innovative step-by-step approach that was developed to arrive at these results. Design and Methods: We used Concept Mapping/Structured Conceptualization to…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Focus Groups, Geriatrics, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedNadash, Pamela – Gerontologist, 2004
Purpose: In this study an attempt is made to understand how a Medicaid-only managed long-term-care (MMLTC) plan for elders differs from the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), a fully integrated model, in terms of structure, operations, patient population, and service utilization. Design and Methods: With the use of information…
Descriptors: Nursing Homes, Hospitals, Social Indicators
Jopp, Daniela; Rott, Christoph; Oswald, Frank – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: Valuation of life (VOL) represents a construct capturing active attachment to life put forward by M. P. Lawton (e.g., 1999). As old and very old individuals may differ in terms of endorsement and with respect to what makes a life worth living, the present study investigated whether mean levels and the explanatory value of…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Marital Status, Vision, Physical Activity Level
Hedrick, Susan C.; Sales, Anne E. B.; Sullivan, Jean H.; Gray, Shelly L.; Tornatore, Jane; Curtis, Michael; Zhou, Xiao-Hua Andrew – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: Washington State's initiatives to increase the availability and quality of community residential care presented an opportunity to describe clients entering adult family homes, adult residential care, and assisted living and to identify outcomes of care. Design and Methods: We enrolled 349 residents, 243 informal caregivers, and 299…
Descriptors: Residential Care, State Programs, Community Health Services, Interviews
Chou, Shu-Chiung; Boldy, Duncan P.; Lee, Andy H. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify the important factors influencing residents' satisfaction in residential aged care and to provide a better understanding of their interrelationships. Design and Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was used to collect the required information, including resident satisfaction, resident dependency…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Nursing Homes, Sampling, Residential Care
Castle, Nicholas G. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: This study examined whether providing outcomes information to 120 nursing homes facilitated improvements in quality over a 12-month period, as compared with 1,171 facilities not receiving this information. The outcomes information provided consisted of a report mailed to administrators that examined six measures of care quality. These…
Descriptors: Intervention, Nursing Homes, Least Squares Statistics, Outcomes of Treatment
