Quality of care in one Italian nursing home measured by ACOVE process indicators.
- Claudia Pileggi
- Benedetto Manuti
- Rosa Costantino
- Aida Bianco
- Carmelo G A Nobile
- Maria Pavia
DOIAbstract
To adapt the Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders Quality Indicators (ACOVE QIs) for use in Italy, to assess the adherence to these indicators as reported in the medical records of residents in a nursing home (NH), to compare this adherence for general medical and geriatric conditions, and eventually, to identify the relationships between patients' characteristics and reported processes of care.Two physicians collected the data by reviewing medical records of all NH residents in the previous 5 years, for a period of one year. Patients aged <65 years were excluded. A total of 245 patients were reviewed during the study period. The ACOVE QIs set, developed for NH processes of care, was used to assess the quality of care. Multivariate analysis ...
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