SHORT SCALE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF NEED AND PROVISION OF NURSING-CARE

Authors
LINDEN M GILBERG R SCHIMPF S
Citation
M. Linden et al., SHORT SCALE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF NEED AND PROVISION OF NURSING-CARE, Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie, 31(3), 1998, pp. 170-183
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Geiatric & Gerontology","Geiatric & Gerontology
Journal title
Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie → ACNP
ISSN journal
09486704
Volume
31
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
170 - 183
Database
ISI
SICI code
0948-6704(1998)31:3<170:SSFTAO>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
In accordance with the German law on care for helpless persons: an obs erver rating scale has been developed to allow a staging of need of ca re. Construction of the scale, item descriptions, definitions, algorit hms for sum score and inter-rater reliability data are reported. The s cale can reliably measure the need of care, quality of care, and who i s the care provider.