The Association between Changes in Health Status and Nursing Home Resident Quality of Life

Degenholtz, Howard B., Jules Rosen, Nicholas Castle, Vikas Mittal, & Darren Liu (2008) "The association between changes in health status and nursing home resident quality of life." The Gerontologist, 48(5), 584-592 (2008)

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Howard Degenholtz

University of Pittsburgh - Department of Health Policy and Management

Jules Rosen

University of Pittsburgh - School of Medicine

Nicholas Castle

University of Pittsburgh - Department of Health Policy and Management

Vikas Mittal

Rice University

Darren Liu

University of Pittsburgh - Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences

Date Written: 2008

Abstract

Previous research on nursing home resident quality of life (QOL) has mainly been cross-sectional. This study examined the association between changes in QOL and changes in resident clinical factors.

Keywords: Health status, Nursing homes, Quality of life

Suggested Citation

Degenholtz, Howard and Rosen, Jules and Castle, Nicholas and Mittal, Vikas and Liu, Darren, The Association between Changes in Health Status and Nursing Home Resident Quality of Life (2008). Degenholtz, Howard B., Jules Rosen, Nicholas Castle, Vikas Mittal, & Darren Liu (2008) "The association between changes in health status and nursing home resident quality of life." The Gerontologist, 48(5), 584-592 (2008), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2340702

Howard Degenholtz

University of Pittsburgh - Department of Health Policy and Management

United States

Jules Rosen

University of Pittsburgh - School of Medicine ( email )

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Nicholas Castle

University of Pittsburgh - Department of Health Policy and Management

United States

Vikas Mittal (Contact Author)

Rice University ( email )

6100 South Main Street
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Houston, TX 77005-1892
United States

Darren Liu

University of Pittsburgh - Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences

United States

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