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Definition, measurement and correlates of quality of life in nursing homes
— toward a reasonable practice, research and policy agenda | | Author(s) | Rosalie A Kane |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 43, special issue II, April 2003 |
| Pages | pp 28-36 |
| Keywords | Quality of life ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Management [care] ; Quality ; Measurement ; Indicators ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Measuring quality of life (QOL) is a relatively low priority in nursing homes. The reasons for this are: the focus on markers of poor quality of care; the pervasive sense that nursing homes are powerless to influence quality of life; and impatience with research among those dedicated to culture change. This theoretical analysis is based on the literature and the author's own large-scale studies of nursing home residents' QOL. The research argues that the resident voice must be sought in reaching operational definitions for QOL and as reporters on the quality of their own lives; and that resident burden is a spurious concern that should not deter direct interviews with residents. Five challenges in measuring QOL were identified: designing questions with appropriate response categories and time frames; developing a sampling strategy; aggregating information at the individual and facility level; validating what are ultimately subjective constructs; and developing an approach using observations and proxies to assess QOL for the approximately 40% of residents who will be impossible to interview. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030611204 A |
| Classmark | F:59: KX: LHB: QA: 59: 3R: 3RI: 7T |
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