Using spontaneous commentary of nursing home residents to develop resident-centered measurement tools: A case study

Lauren R. Bangerter, Katherine Abbott, Allison Heid, Karen Eshraghi, Kimberly Van Haitsma

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Abstract

Nursing home (NH) residents routinely complete surveys that assess their health, well-being, preferences, and care needs. Such surveys reveal important information, however, are largely based on the concerns of providers as opposed to the concerns of residents. Thus, researchers must enhance efforts to ensure that these surveys are guided by the priorities, needs, and concerns of residents. We present a case study to demonstrate how spontaneous commentary of NH residents holds particular efficacy for ensuring that measurement tools are guided by the needs, concerns, and priorities of residents. Spontaneous comments from NH residents (N = 370) collected as part of a study developing the Preferences for Everyday Living Inventory for NH residents (PELI-NH) were used to refine the PELI-NH across key phases of measurement development. This work demonstrates how the spontaneous commentary of NH residents may contribute to the refinement of NH measurement tools, and allow researchers to base these tools on the needs and priorities of NH residents.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)548-550
Number of pages3
JournalGeriatric Nursing
Volume38
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2017

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Gerontology

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