Quality of Life (Kane, 2004)
Overview
- Purpose
- Assess the reported quality of life of nursing home residents
- Respondent
- Person with a Disability
- Administration Method
- Interview
- Administration Mode
- In-person
- Item Count
- 66
- Population
- Age Related Disability
Instrument Citation(s)
Kane, R.A. (2003). Quality of Life Scales for Nursing Home Residents. CMS Project, Measures Indicators
and Improvement of Quality of Life in Nursing Homes. CMS and the University of Minnesota.
Kane, R.A., Kling, K.C., Bershadsky, B., Kane, R.L., Giles, K., Degenholtz, H.B., Liu, J. & Cutler, L.J. (2003).
Quality of life measures for nursing home residents. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences,
58A(3), 240-248.
Instrument Domains
| Domain | Number of Items |
|---|---|
| Choice and Control | 9 |
| Personal freedoms and dignity of risk | 9 |
| Choice of services and supports | 0 |
| Personal choices and goals | 0 |
| Self-direction | 0 |
| Community Inclusion | 14 |
| Meaningful activity | 8 |
| Social connectedness and relationships | 7 |
| Employment | 0 |
| Resources and settings to facilitate inclusion | 0 |
| Transportation | 0 |
| Holistic Health and Functioning | 13 |
| Individual health and functioning | 13 |
| Health promotion and prevention | 0 |
| Human and Legal Rights | 10 |
| Freedom from abuse and neglect | 1 |
| Optimizing the preservation of legal and human rights | 3 |
| Privacy | 6 |
| Informed decision-making | 0 |
| Supporting individuals in exercising their human and legal rights | 0 |
| Workforce | 11 |
| Person-centered approach to services | 11 |
| Adequately compensated with benefits | 0 |
| Culturally competent | 0 |
| Demonstrated competencies when appropriate | 0 |
| Safety of and respect for the worker | 0 |
| Staff Turnover | 0 |
| Sufficient workforce numbers dispersion and availability | 0 |
| Workforce engagement and participation | 0 |
| Caregiver Support | 0 |
| Access to resources | 0 |
| Family caregiver/natural support involvement | 0 |
| Family caregiver/natural support wellbeing | 0 |
| Training and skill-building | 0 |
| Consumer Leadership in System Development | 0 |
| Evidence of meaningful caregiver involvement | 0 |
| Evidence of meaningful consumer involvement | 0 |
| System supports meaningful consumer involvement | 0 |
| Equity | 0 |
| Availability | 0 |
| Equitable access and resource allocation | 0 |
| Transparency and consistency | 0 |
| Fluctuation of Need | 0 |
| Level of Caregiver Well-Being | 0 |
| Person-Centered Planning and Coordination | 0 |
| Assessment | 0 |
| Coordination | 0 |
| Person-centered planning | 0 |
| Service Delivery and Effectiveness | 0 |
| Delivery | 0 |
| Person's needs met and goals realized | 0 |
| System Performance and Accountability | 0 |
| Data management and use | 0 |
| Evidence-based practice | 0 |
| Financing and service delivery structures | 0 |
Psychometric Citation
Kane, R.A., Kling, K.C., Bershadsky, B., Kane, R.L., Giles, K., Degenholtz, H.B., Liu, J. & Cutler, L.J. (2003).
Quality of life measures for nursing home residents. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences,
58A(3), 240-248.- Type of Publication
- Peer review
- Instrument Language
- English
- Sample: Age (Mean and Range)
Mean =85.3 years
- Sample: Age Group
65+ Years
- Sample: Countries/State
California, Florida, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York
- Sample: Disability Type
Age Related Disability
- Sample: Gender (%male)
25%
- Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)
Not reported
- Sample: Sampling Strategy
Stratified Random Sample
- Sample: Size
1316
- Reliability: Internal Consistency
Cronbach's Alpha for individual scales (α=.53 to .77)
- Validity: Criterion Validity (Concurrent and Predictive)
Pearson r correlations between summary items (NR), global satisfaction ratings (r=.2 to .5), and ratings of emotion (r= .22 to .48).
- Study design
- Cross-Sectional