Reliability of the interRAI suite of assessment instruments: A 12-country study of an integrated health information system

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Hirdes, John P ^a,b   Ljunggren, Gunnar ^c   Morris, John N ^d   Frijters, Dinnus Hm ^e   Finne Soveri, Harriet ^f   Gray, Len ^g   Björkgren, Magnus ^h   Gilgen, Reudi ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b HOMEWOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^d Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

^e Prismant Health Care and Advise Institute   (Netherlands)

^f NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^h Chydenius Institute   (Finland)

ⁱ Stadtspital Waid   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; HOME CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RELIABILITY; AGED; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; OBSERVER VARIATION; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING;

EID: 64249129050     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-277     Document Type: Article

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