Rasch analysis of Minimum Data Set mandated in skilled nursing facilities

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1385-1400

  Wang, Ying Chih ^a   Byers, Katherine L ^b   Velozo, Craig A ^c  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Assessment; Cognition; Construct validity; MDS; Patient outcomes; Physical functioning; Rasch analysis; Rehabilitation; Skilled nursing facilities

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; MDS; PATIENT OUTCOMES; PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING; RASCH ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

NURSING;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BATH; BLADDER FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DECISION MAKING; EATING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LETHARGY; LOCOMOTION; LONG TERM MEMORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MENTAL FUNCTION; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RASCH ANALYSIS; RECALL; RESTLESSNESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 65949105281     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2007.11.0184     Document Type: Article

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