Does better quality of care for falls and urinary incontinence result in better participant-reported outcomes?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1435-1443

  Min, Lillian C ^a,b,c   Reuben, David B ^d   Adams, John ^c   Shekelle, Paul G ^c,d,e   Ganz, David A ^d,e   Roth, Carol P ^c   Wenger, Neil S ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

falls; quality of care; urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

DULOXETINE;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMON PATHWAY QI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE QUALITY OF LIFE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SYMPTOM; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; COHORT STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 80051793955     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03517.x     Document Type: Article

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