Interviewer effects in a survey examining pain intensity and pain interference in nursing home residents.

Introduction: Face-to-face surveys are applied frequently when conducting research in older populations. Interviewers play a decisive role in data quality, may affect measurement and influence results. This study uses survey data about pain in nursing home residents and analyses, whether affiliation-of-interviewer (internal vs.

Effects of age and cognitive function on data quality of standardized surveys in nursing home populations.

Background: Data quality is of special concern when it comes to survey research in nursing homes. Very little is known about specifics of cognitively impaired elderly in responding to survey questions. This study examines effects of cognitive impairment, age, gender, and interview duration on the data quality in a sample of 659 nursing home residents (NHR).

[Trialogical Evaluation of a Gerontological Psychiatric Consulting and Liaison Service].

The presented project shows the effects of a gerontological psychiatric consulting and liaison service (C&L) on nursing home residents and the care team. The implementation of the C&L was evaluated using a quasi-experimental design in longitudinal section of residents', nursing, medical and family perspective using quantitative and qualitative methods. The results provide evidence for the positive effects of C&L especially in relation to the "common action" within the care team.

[Health services research project "action alliance pain-free city Münster" : Objectives and methods].

Inadequate pain care in health care facilities is still a major concern. Due to structural and organizational shortcomings the potential of modern analgesia is far from being exhausted. The project "Action Alliance Pain-free City Münster" is designed to analyze the multiprofessional pain management in health care facilities in the model City of Münster in an epidemiologic study and aims to optimize pain management in accordance with nursing standards and medical guidelines.