title: The usefulness of four methods of assessing the benefits of electrically adjustable beds in relation to their costs.
abstract: Ten picture cards, interviews, time logs, and the Klein-Bell ADL scale were useful in assessing the benefits of electrically adjustable beds to patients but not to caregivers. The mean cost per bed per year of US $346 seems, in relation to the benefits, to be a worthwhile investment for increasing patients' quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institute.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Söderback
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lassfolk
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D001513:Beds / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D017028:Caregivers; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000379:methods; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life