Effects of the Resident Assessment Instrument in Home Care Settings by Degree of Implementation – Results of a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Germany
Rothgang, H.; Stolle, C.; Wolter, A.; Roth, G. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2012 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1
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Background: Deficits in quality, a lack of professional process management and especially the neglect of outcome quality are criticized in long-term care in Germany. A two-armed cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted to assess whether the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) can contribute to an improvement or stabilization of functional abilities (ADL, IADL) and cognitive skills (MMST), to an improvement of quality of life (EQ-5D) and a reduction of institutionalization and thereby increase outcome quality. Objective: The aim of the study was (i) to investigate, whether the introduction of RAI leads…