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Quality of life in continuing-care
- Authors:
- CHALLINER Yvonne, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(1), February 1994, pp.25-35.
The aim of this study was to assess and compare quality of life, quality of care, and dependency of residents in five different types of long-term care establishment for the elderly.
Quality of care, quality of life and the relationship between them in long-term care institutions for the elderly
- Authors:
- CHALLINER Yvonne, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11(10), October 1996, pp.883-888.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A stratified randomly selected sample of 28 of all elderly long-term care institutions in the Southampton district was studied including private and local authority residential homes, private nursing home and NHS geriatric and psychogeriatric wards. The aim of the study was to look at the quality of care, quality of life and the relationship between them in these institutions. Explains how the research was conducted and presents the results.
A postal survey of the quality of long-term institutional care
- Authors:
- CHALLINER Yvonne, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 9(8), August 1994, pp.619-625.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports the development of an 18-item postal questionnaire intended as a cheap, reliable and valid method for quality evaluation of long-term institutional care. It is argued that the questionnaire, able to detect differences within and between the different sectors of care provision, has potential for setting national and local sector norms for quality care, and could be used as a screening tool for individual establishments and inspectorate bodies prior to more detailed internal or external audit.