Predicting nursing facility residents' quality of life using external indicators.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

A newly developed brief measure of nursing facility (NF) resident self-reported quality of life (QOL) has been proposed for inclusion in a modified version of the minimum data set (MDS). There is considerable interest in determining whether it is possible to develop indicators of QOL that are more convenient and less expensive than direct, in-person interviews with residents.

Design and methods

QOL interview data from 2,829 residents living in 101 NFs using a 14-item version of a longer instrument were merged with data from the MDS and the Online Survey and Certification Automated Record (OSCAR). Bivariate and multivariate hierarchical linear modeling were used to assess the association of QOL with potential resident and facility level indicators.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Degenholtz HB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1702527 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature