Journal article
A Randomized Trial of Quality Assurance in Nursing Homes
Abstract
Sixty nursing homes were randomly allocated to receive or not to receive a quality assurance intervention. The experimental intervention included the use of predeveloped quality assurance packages, the services of a quality assurance consultant, and the process of working through the quality assurance cycle with one of two principal indicator conditions. Two prevalent health problems, hazardous mobility and constipation, were selected as the …
Authors
MOHIDE EA; TUGWELL PX; CAULFIELD PA; CHAMBERS LW; DUNNETT CW; BAPTISTE S; BAYNE JR; PATTERSON C; RUDNICK KV; PILL M
Journal
Medical Care, Vol. 26, No. 6, pp. 554–565
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
June 1988
DOI
10.1097/00005650-198806000-00004
ISSN
0025-7079