Developing a satisfaction survey for families of Ohio's nursing home residents

Gerontologist

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 447-458

  Ejaz, Farida K ^a,b   Straker, Jane K ^c   Fox, Kathleen ^b   Swami, Shobhana ^b  

^a Margaret Blenkner Research Institute   (United States)

^b Benjamin Rose Institute   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domains of satisfaction; Long term care; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041421030     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.4.447     Document Type: Article

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