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Degenholtz, H. B., Resnick, A. L., Bulger, N., & Chia, L. (2014). Improving quality of life in nursing homes: the structured resident interview approach. Journal of aging research, 2014892679. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/892679
Degenholtz, Howard B, et al. "Improving quality of life in nursing homes: the structured resident interview approach." Journal of aging research vol. 2014 (2014): 892679. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/892679
Degenholtz HB, Resnick AL, Bulger N, Chia L. Improving quality of life in nursing homes: the structured resident interview approach. J Aging Res. 2014;2014:892679. doi: 10.1155/2014/892679. Epub 2014 Oct 09. PMID: 25371822; PMCID: PMC4209834.
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J Aging Res. 2014;2014:892679. doi: 10.1155/2014/892679. Epub 2014 Oct 09.

Improving quality of life in nursing homes: the structured resident interview approach.

Journal of aging research

Howard B Degenholtz, Abby L Resnick, Natalie Bulger, Lichun Chia

Affiliations

  1. University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.

PMID: 25371822 PMCID: PMC4209834 DOI: 10.1155/2014/892679

Abstract

The quality of life (QOL) of the approximately 1.5 million nursing facility (NF) residents in the US is undoubtedly lower than desired by residents, families, providers, and policy makers. Although there have been important advances in defining and measuring QOL for this population, there is a need for interventions that are tied to standardized measurement and quality improvement programs. This paper describes the development and testing of a structured, tailored assessment and care planning process for improving the QOL of nursing home residents. The Quality of Life Structured Resident Interview and Care Plan (QOL.SRI/CP) builds on a decade of research on measuring QOL and is designed to be easily implemented in any US nursing home. The approach was developed through extensive and iterative pilot testing and then tested in a randomized controlled trial in three nursing homes. Residents were randomly assigned to receive the assessment alone or both the assessment and an individualized QOL care plan task. The results show that residents assigned to the intervention group experienced improved QOL at 90- and 180-day follow-up, while QOL of residents in the control group was unchanged.

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