How valid are the responses to nursing home survey questions? Some issues and concerns

Gerontologist

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-211

  Tyler, Denise A ^a   Shield, Renée R ^a   Rosenthal, Marsha ^b   Miller, Susan C ^a   Wetle, Terrie ^a   Clark, Melissa A ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive based testing; Long term care policy; nursing homes; Survey development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

COMPREHENSION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HEALTH POLICY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79952976865     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnq095     Document Type: Review

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