作者
Philip D Sloane, Sheryl Zimmerman, Rosa Perez, David Reed, Brandy Harris‐Wallace, Christine Khandelwal, Anna Song Beeber, C Madeline Mitchell, John Schumacher
发表日期
2011/12
期刊
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
卷号
59
期号
12
页码范围
2326-2331
简介
Objectives
To describe the provision of medical care in assisted living (AL) as provided by physicians who are especially active in providing care to older adults and AL residents; to identify characteristics associated with physician confidence in AL staff; and to ask physicians a variety of questions about their experience providing care to AL residents and how it compares with providing care in the nursing home and home care settings.
Design
Cross‐sectional descriptive study.
Setting
AL communities in 27 states.
Participants
One hundred sixty‐five physicians and administrators of 125 AL settings in which they had patients.
Measurements
Interviews and questionnaires containing open‐ and close‐ended questions regarding demographics, care arrangements, attitudes, and behaviors in managing medical problems.
Results
Most respondents were certified in internal medicine (46%) or family medicine (47 …
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