Quality of Care, Quality of Life and the Relationship Between Them in Long-Term Care Institutions for the Elderly

Quality of care in Norwegian nursing homes – deficiencies and their correlates

“…Almost all studies about the QoC or the use of restraints in nursing homes have found a positive correlation or association between patient characteristics and the outcome measures (5, 6, 16, 31–34). The pattern is clear, more severe dementia, more agitated behaviour and more dependence in the ADL predict lower QoC and more use of restraint.…”

“…Quality of care (QoC) in nursing homes has many aspects and various proxies have been used to evaluate the QoC, such as the death rate, the occurrence/lack of pressure ulcers, nutrition status, dehydration, change in performance of the activities of daily living (ADL), cognitive status and behavioural problems (1–4). Other studies have focused on the provision of services as indicators of QoC (1, 5–7) or nursing home complaints has been used to evaluate nursing home QoC(8). Some studies focus on a single item to judge the QoC (4, 9, 10), while others look at several outcome variables (1, 2, 11, 12).…”

The quality of care in Norwegian nursing homes

“…Promoting the quality of life is an important aim of the long‐term care of the elderly, and the quality of life is related to QoC (6). This is why the QoC in nursing homes, and its correlates, is an interesting subject.…”

Development and Examination of a Family Triadic Measure to Examine Quality of Life Family Congruence in Nursing Home Residents and Two Family Members

“…The challenges to define, conceptualize, interpret, measure, and improve quality of life are difficult because “quality of life” is subjective and people identify fundamentals they feel are important to their own quality of life (Aalgaard Kelly, 2013; Challinger, Julious, Watson, & Philp, 1995; Lawton, 1997). Studying family congruence with multiple family members involved in nursing homes is important because a resident’s perception of quality of life varies from their family members’ perceptions.…”