Variation in long-term care needs assessors' willingness to support clients' requests for admission to a residential home: A vignette study

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 767-790

  Jörg, Frederike ^a   Borgers, Natacha ^b   Schrijvers, Augustinus J P ^c   Hox, Joop J ^d  

^a GG2 Friesland ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decision making; Intramural care; Multilevel analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL HOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ADMISSION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33750738920     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264306293605     Document Type: Article

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