… and can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of ongoing … residents diagnosed with 1 or
more of 16 chronic conditions that … comorbidity, particularly for those with 4 or more conditions …

… There remains strong support for the resident benefits of RAI-MDS. … Validity of the RAI-MDS
for Ascertaining Diabetes and Comorbid Conditions in Long-Term Care Facility Residents…

… [24]; this study used Ontario RAI-MDS data on resident disability, … The effect sizes of bowel
incontinence, diabetes and … multivariable models for the duration of time residents had been in …

… RAI-MDS scales used to identify geriatric syndromes in this study are reliable (13) and valid
(… the effects of comorbidities. Fourth, unlike other studies of these relationships, ours tracked …

… , including psychiatric disorders, and co-morbid conditions. … From the available RAI-MDS
data, we excluded residents who … disease diagnoses or disorders: diabetes, heart disease, …

… facilities that did not require the completion of an RAI-MDS … the accuracy of the model, such
as resident choices, resident … Overall, it is evident that residents with greater comorbidities, …

… and health services utilization databases to ascertain resident … If residents had more than 1
RAI-MDS assessments in the 6-… LTC residents may be incorrectly attributed to other comorbid …

… The RAI-MDS 2.0 or the related interRAI Long-Term Care … , resisted care more frequently,
and more often had diabetes or … indicate validity problems for the Canadian RAI-MDS 2.0 oral/…

… Presently, there are no known valid and reliable HF mortality … indicators provided in the
RAI-MDS 3.0 assessment instrument that … While diabetes is also counted in the total comorbidity …

… clinical conditions that increase the risk of HF, including diabetes,(40) neurological … validity
of RAI-MDS 2.0 in Canada.(192) These datasets were linked using an encrypted residents’ ID …