rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1999-10-28
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pubmed:abstractText |
Although decline in functional status has been recommended as a quality indicator in long-term care, studies examining its use provide no consensus on which definition of functional status outcome is the most appropriate to use for quality assessment. We examined whether different definitions of decline in functional status affect judgments of quality of care provided in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) long-term care facilities.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Feb
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pubmed:issn |
1353-4505
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
11
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
37-46
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:10411288-Activities of Daily Living,
pubmed-meshheading:10411288-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:10411288-Evaluation Studies as Topic,
pubmed-meshheading:10411288-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:10411288-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:10411288-Long-Term Care,
pubmed-meshheading:10411288-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:10411288-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:10411288-Nursing Homes,
pubmed-meshheading:10411288-Quality Assurance, Health Care,
pubmed-meshheading:10411288-Recovery of Function,
pubmed-meshheading:10411288-Retrospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:10411288-United States,
pubmed-meshheading:10411288-United States Department of Veterans Affairs
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pubmed:year |
1999
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Functional status outcomes for assessment of quality in long-term care.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Center for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research, Bedford VAMC, MA 01730, USA. akrosen@bu.edu
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.,
Review
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