Quality of care and its impact on quality of life for care-dependent persons with dementia in shared-housing arrangements: results of the Berlin WGQual-study.
Appl Nurs Res
; 27(1): 33-40, 2014 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
The aim of study was to evaluate setting-specific quality indicators (QIs) for shared-housing arrangements (SHA) regarding effects of a guided quality development process on resident's quality of life (QoL).BACKGROUND:
SHA are a specific German kind of small-scale living facilities for care-dependent persons with dementia. SHA are disconnected from residential facilities and served by community care services.METHOD:
In a longitudinal cluster-randomised design 104 residents of 34 SHA were surveyed for 1 year; the intervention group took part in a quality development process. QIs, physical and psychological health outcomes including QoL were surveyed.RESULTS:
During the 1 year follow-up, analyses show a positive trend regarding QI-outcomes in the intervention group, but no statistically significant differences could be proved regarding QoL.CONCLUSIONS:
Setting-sensitive QIs are absolutely essential to measure quality of care in multi-professional settings like SHA. Further research as well as longer study intervals is essential.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Qualidade da Assistência à Saúde
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Qualidade de Vida
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Tratamento Domiciliar
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Demência
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article