title: Nursing care quality in nursing homes: cross-sectional versus longitudinal analysis.
abstract: This empirical study of the relationship between nursing care adequacy and nursing care quality demonstrates that a positive relationship exists between the process and outcome dimensions of quality of nursing care. The results from the analysis of national data on nursing homes' deficiencies highlight the importance of conducting a longitudinal study of the effect of nurse staffing and nursing care adequacy on the quality of care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Administration, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 980203, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0203, USA. twan@hsc.vcu.edu
authors.forename: Thomas T H
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Wan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019091:Critical Pathways; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015401:Nursing Administration Research / Q000379:methods; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000592:standards*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce