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Measuring disability in nursing home residents — validity and reliability of a newly developed instrument
Author(s)	Mirjam Valk, Marcel W M Post, Herman J M Cools
Journal title	Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 56B, no 3, May 2001
Pages	pp P187-P191
Keywords	Physical disabilities ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Evaluation ; Netherlands.
Annotation	The psychometric features and value of the 24-item multi-dimensional nurse-administered Nursing Home Disabilities Instrument (NHDI) are presented, and assessed on the following domains: Mobility, Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Alertness, Resistance to Nursing Assistance, Incontinence, Cognition, and Perception. Test-retest and interrater reliability was assessed using the Spearman correlation coefficient; internal consistency was examined by Crohnbach's alpha; and criterion validity tests were performed by comparing the scales with those of the Elderly Residents Rating Scale (BOP). Criterion validity was high for Cognition, ADL and Mobility, and moderate for Alertness. In general, the findings suggest that the NHDI is a useful instrument to achieve a reliable assessment of cognitively impaired older people. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010711206 A
Classmark	BN: CA: C4: KX: LHB: 4C: 76H
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