Defining Severe dementia with the Minimum Data Set

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1099-1106

  van der Steem, Jenny T ^a   Volicer, Ladislav ^b,e   Gerritsen, Debby L ^c   Kruse, Robin L ^d   Ribbe, Miel W ^a   Mehr, David R ^d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Institute for Residential and Nursing Home Care   (Netherlands)

^d University of Missouri   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedford Alzheimer Nursing Severity Scale (BANS S); Cognitive performance scale (CPS); Dementia; Measurement; Minimum data set (MDS); Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SAMPLE SIZE; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NURSING HOMES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33751088243     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1618     Document Type: Article

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