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The Relationship between Nursing Staffing Levels and Nursing Home Outcomes

Bibliographic Data

ID12797141
AuthorsMary Bliesmer (Minnesota State University, Mankato, corresponding author), Mary M Bliesmer (Minnesota State University, Mankato), Miles Smayling (Minnesota State University, Mankato), Robert L Kane (0009-0005-8505-6218, University of Minnesota School of Public Health), Iris R Shannon (Rush University), Iris Shannon (Rush University)
Year1998
Volume10
Issue3
Pages351-371
Publication date1998-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Aging and Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1552-6887 • E-ISSN: 0898-2643
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/089826439801000305
PMID10342936
OpenAlexW2000535404
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited17

This study examined the effects of selected Minnesota nursing home attributes (size, ownership, noncompliance with a state correction order, and licensed and nonlicensed nursing hours) on specific outcomes (functional ability, discharge home, and death) for residents ages 65 and older, controlling for residents' age and previous functional ability. The functional outcome was operationalized by calculating the resident's Total Dependence Score (TDS), the total score on the assessment of eight activities of daily living (score range: 0-33). Ordinary least squares regression analysis was used to estimate the effects of facility attributes, admission TDS, and age on resident outcomes, and nonlinear probability analyses were used to estimate the effects of facility attributes, admission TDS, and age on the probability of death or discharge home. In the year after admission, licensed (but not nonlicensed) nursing hours were significantly related to improved functional ability, increased probability of discharge home, and decreased probability of death, but when limited to chronic residents, the role of professional nursing hours virtually disappears. Overall, the findings support greater use of licensed nurses in the nursing home setting

Nursing homes · Operationalization · Staffing · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Nursing · Gerontology

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Unique citing works8
Citations per year0,31
Citation span2000 - 2007 (8)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 8
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