Factor analysis and internal consistency evaluation of the FAMCARE Scale for use in the long-term care setting

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-176

  Rodriguez, Keri L ^a,b   Bayliss, Nichole K ^a,c   Jaffe, Emily ^a,b   Zickmund, Susan ^a,b   Sevick, Mary Ann ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer satisfaction; Family; Long term care; Nursing homes; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NEOPLASM; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NEW ENGLAND; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77957004476     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951509990927     Document Type: Article

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