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Bellows, Nicole M.; Halpin, Helen A. – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: We examined the relationship between the quality indicator for decline in activities of daily living (ADL) and the use of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) for determining Medicaid skilled nursing facility reimbursement. Design and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using the 2004 National MDS Facility Quality Indicator reports as…
Descriptors: Multiple Regression Analysis, Multidimensional Scaling, Comparative Analysis, Health Insurance
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Mitrani, Victoria B.; Lewis, John E.; Feaster, Daniel J.; Czaja, Sara J.; Eisdorfer, Carl; Schulz, Richard; Szapocznik, Jose – Gerontologist, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the role of family functioning in the stress process in a sample of caregivers of dementia patients by using a structural family framework. The stress-process model of caregiver distress included family functioning as an intervening variable in the relationship between objective burden and…
Descriptors: Family Role, Dementia, Caregivers, Predictor Variables