Using resident reports of quality of life to distinguish among nursing homes

Gerontologist

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 624-632

  Kane, Robert L ^a   Bershadsky, Boris ^a   Kane, Rosalie A ^a   Degenholtz, Howard H ^b   Liu, Jiexin ^c   Giles, Katherine ^a   Kling, Kristen C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing homes; Quality of life; Resident reports

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING HOME; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VARIANCE;

EID: 6344272222     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/44.5.624     Document Type: Article

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