A Longitudinal Evaluation of Nursing Home Care Quality in Taiwan

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 209-216

  Yeh, Shu Hui ^a   Lin, Li Wei ^b   Lo, Sing Kai ^c  

^a Chang Gung Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Fu Yin College of Technology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical outcomes; Nursing home; Quality of care; Resident satisfaction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LONELINESS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0043208220     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: 15505065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200307000-00007     Document Type: Article

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