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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-7-14
pubmed:abstractText
Aging populations worldwide have important implications for elderly care composition and quality, particularly with regard to care provided by nursing homes. Our study investigated quality of nursing home care in Taiwan using resident satisfaction and clinical outcomes as indicators. We randomly recruited 306 residents in 13 nursing homes and assessed them at initial, 3, 6,and 12-months follow-up. The outcomes of the nursing home care in the 12-month follow-up period showed significant decreases in pressure sores and moderate satisfaction of nursing home care, but increases in physical restraints and psychological loneliness. Study results suggest that long-term nursing home care may improve residents' quality of life. However, to achieve this, nursing homes must provide improved psychological support for residents and decrease the use of physical restraints.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1057-3631
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
209-16
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12856905-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12856905-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12856905-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:12856905-Geriatric Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:12856905-Health Status, pubmed-meshheading:12856905-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12856905-Inpatients, pubmed-meshheading:12856905-Loneliness, pubmed-meshheading:12856905-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12856905-Nursing Homes, pubmed-meshheading:12856905-Patient Satisfaction, pubmed-meshheading:12856905-Quality Assurance, Health Care, pubmed-meshheading:12856905-Quality Indicators, Health Care, pubmed-meshheading:12856905-Quality of Life, pubmed-meshheading:12856905-Questionnaires, pubmed-meshheading:12856905-Restraint, Physical, pubmed-meshheading:12856905-Social Support, pubmed-meshheading:12856905-Taiwan, pubmed-meshheading:12856905-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:articleTitle
A longitudinal evaluation of nursing home care quality in Taiwan.
pubmed:affiliation
Chang-Gung Institute of Technology, Lin-Kao, Taiwan. y470912@adm.cgmh.org.tw
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Evaluation Studies