Quality evaluation questionnaires - nursing homes (QEQ-NH); validation of questionnaires for measuring quality of care in nursing homes from various perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to describe the validation and optimization of a new instrument designed to comprehensively measure and evaluate the quality of care in nursing homes; the Quality Evaluation Questionnaires for Nursing Homes (QEQ-NH). This instrument comprises several questionnaires on the perceived quality of care for various perspectives (e.g. clients, family and professional caregivers) and covers eight themes of the national quality framework for nursing home care in the Netherlands.

Methods

Data were collected in six nursing homes between September 2017 and June 2018, among 359 residents, 48 family caregivers and 648 professional caregivers who completed a subgroup-specific questionnaire of the QEQ-NH. Construct and criterion validity of the three questionnaire

SUBMITTER: Triemstra M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8436484 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature