SATISFACTION OF DISCHARGED NURSING HOME RESIDENTS

描述（由申请人提供）：CAHPS（R）疗养院出院疗养院居民的经验调查（NHCAHPS-D）仍有待充分发展。没有使用这一调查，因为没有足够的样本来最后确定这一工具，因此关于其内容或可靠性的信息很少。我们建议全面测试NHCAHPS-D的心理测量学特性，并广泛发布结果，包括发布基准标准。有证据表明，NHCAHPS-D具有相当大的相关性。在过去的几十年里，养老院的护理发生了很大的变化。最近公布的统计数字显示，在护养院接受照顾的所有长者中，超过一半现已出院回家。此外，当满意度的信息，从目前的居民相比，老人出院回家存在很大的差异。这将表明，这些是不同的人群在养老院有不同的需求。在养老院收集满意度信息是很重要的。测量和报告的满意度与疗养院护理可能是重要的，在帮助设施提高质量的某些方面。NHCAHPS-D可能是有用的设施，因为它是一个邮件调查，可以很容易和廉价实施的养老院。测量和报告护理满意度可能对帮助老年人及其家人选择养老院很重要。因此，NHCAHPS-D可能与疗养院的护理有关。充分测试这一工具并鼓励其广泛使用似乎是有益的。 公共卫生相关性：居民满意度是护理非常重要的方面。居民的满意度可以在选择最适合老年人的养老院中发挥作用。居民满意度信息可以被养老院用来提高质量。此外，更满意的居民可能会有更好的健康结果。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The CAHPS(R) Nursing Home Survey of discharged nursing home residents' experiences (NHCAHPS-D) remains to be fully developed. The survey is not used because little information exists on its content or reliability since there was insufficient sample size to finalize the instrument. We propose to comprehensively test the psychometric properties of the NHCAHPS-D, and widely publish the findings including publishing benchmarking standards. Evidence would suggest that NHCAHPS-D has considerable relevance. Over the past several decades care in nursing homes has changed substantially. Statistics recently released show that more than half of all elders cared for in nursing homes are now discharged home. Moreover, when satisfaction information from current residents is compared with those of elders discharged home substantial differences exist. This would indicate that these are different populations with different needs in the nursing home. Collecting satisfaction information in the nursing home is important. Measuring and reporting satisfaction with nursing home care may be important in helping facilities improve some aspects of quality. NHCAHPS-D may be useful for facilities because it is a mail survey that can be easily and inexpensively implemented by nursing homes. Measuring and reporting satisfaction with care may be important in helping elders and their families choose a nursing home. Thus, the NHCAHPS-D could be potentially relevant to care in nursing homes. It would appear beneficial to fully test this instrument and encourage its widespread use. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Resident satisfaction is a very important aspect of care. Resident satisfaction can be useful in choosing a nursing home that is best suited to the elder. Resident satisfaction information can be used by nursing homes to improve quality. Moreover, more satisfied residents are likely to have better health outcomes.