Time in Care for Older People Living in Nursing Homes
In order to measure actual care needs in relation to resources required to fulfill these needs, an instrument (Time in Care) with which to evaluate care needs and determine the time needed for various care activities has been developed with the aim of assessing nursing intensity in municipal care fo...
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| description | In order to measure actual care needs in relation to resources required to fulfill these needs, an instrument (Time in Care) with which to evaluate care needs and determine the time needed for various care activities has been developed with the aim of assessing nursing intensity in municipal care for older people. Interreliability (ICC=0.854) of time measurements (n=10'546) of 32 nursing activities in relation to evaluated care levels in two nursing homes (staff n=81) has been determined. Nursing intensity for both periods at the two nursing homes comprised on average a direct care time of 75 (45%) and 101 (42%) minutes, respectively. Work time was measured according to actual schedule (462 hours per nursing home during two weeks). Given that the need for care was high, one must further investigate if the quality of care the recipients received was sufficiently addressed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8ad32f11e42c4552898a34bf70a8ea832025-02-03T05:50:50ZengWileyNursing Research and Practice2090-14292090-14372010-01-01201010.1155/2010/148435148435Time in Care for Older People Living in Nursing HomesK. B. E. Thorsell0B. M. Nordström1L. Fagerström2B. V. Sivberg3Section of Nursing, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Box 157, Baravägen 3, 221 00 Lund, SwedenSection of Nursing, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Box 157, Baravägen 3, 221 00 Lund, SwedenDepartment of Health Sciences, Buskerud University College, Pb 850, Papirbredden, Grønland 58, 3007 Drammen, NorwaySection of Nursing, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Box 157, Baravägen 3, 221 00 Lund, SwedenIn order to measure actual care needs in relation to resources required to fulfill these needs, an instrument (Time in Care) with which to evaluate care needs and determine the time needed for various care activities has been developed with the aim of assessing nursing intensity in municipal care for older people. Interreliability (ICC=0.854) of time measurements (n=10'546) of 32 nursing activities in relation to evaluated care levels in two nursing homes (staff n=81) has been determined. Nursing intensity for both periods at the two nursing homes comprised on average a direct care time of 75 (45%) and 101 (42%) minutes, respectively. Work time was measured according to actual schedule (462 hours per nursing home during two weeks). Given that the need for care was high, one must further investigate if the quality of care the recipients received was sufficiently addressed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/148435 |
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