Assessment of nursing home residents in Europe: the Services and Health for Elderly in Long TERm care (SHELTER) study

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Authors

the SHELTER project · Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Graziano Onder · Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Iain Carpenter · University of Kent

Harriet Finne‐Soveri · Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Jacob Gindin · Amsterdam Public Health

Dinnus Frijters · Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris

Jean Henrard

Abstract

The interRAI LTCF appears to be a reliable instrument. It enables the creation of databases that can be used to govern the provision of long-term care across different health systems in Europe, to answer relevant research and policy questions and to compare characteristics of NH residents across countries, languages and cultures.

Topics & Keywords

Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes Frailty in Older Adults Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the goals

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Health Services Research

Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 5-5

DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-5

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