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OPUS
 — a measure of social care outcome for older people
Corporate AuthorPersonal Social Services Research Unit - PSSRU, University of Kent
PublisherPSSRU, University of Kent, Canterbury, May 2002
Pagesunnumbered (PSSRU Research summary 23)
SourcePSSRU, Cornwallis Building, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NF. www.ukc.ac.uk/pssru/
KeywordsNeeds [elderly] ; Self care capacity ; Nutrition ; Participation ; Evaluation.
AnnotationOPUS (Older People's Utility Scale for Social Care) is a unique measure of outcome of social care that reflects older people's preferences. It was developed as part of the Department of Health (DH) Outcomes of Social Care for Adults Initiative (OSCA), and provides a tool for evaluating social care interventions in both research and service settings. This summary outlines the development of the instrument and the results of the conjoint analysis used to identify older people's preferences. The full report is published as "The development of a measure of social care outcome for older people" (PSSRU discussion paper 1690/2). (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-031027608 P
ClassmarkIK: CA: CF: TMB: 4C *

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