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Music consists of a variety of spectral and temporal features. Generally, brain processing of these features is reported as being right hemisphere dominant. However, there are contradicting results as to whether musical experience affects hemispheric laterality or not.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Validation of the Home Care Quality Assessment Index (HCQAI)].
Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi
July 2006
Department of Gerontological Policy, National Institute for Longevity Sciences, National Center for Gerontology and Geriatrics.
Aim: To confirm the convergent validity of the Home Care Quality Assessment Index (HCQAI), developed by Dr. Arai et al., which is used for overall assessment of home care in three areas: 1) conditions of the disabled elderly (outcome); 2) caregiver and caregiving situation (process); and 3) the home care environment (input), based on professional staff observation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Development of the Home Care Quality Assessment Index (HCQAI)].
Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi
July 2005
Department of Gerontological Policy (Health Policy for the Aged), NILS, National Center for Gerontology and Geriatrics.
Aim: To develop a Home Care Quality Assessment Index (HCQAI) that may be used for overall assessment of home care in three areas: 1) conditions of the impaired elderly (outcome); 2) caregiver and caregiving situation (process); and 3) the home care environment (input).
Methods: To develop the HCQAI, a list of items for assessment was drawn up, and the reliability of each item was verified. Reliability was investigated by a) test-retest reliability, and b) inter-rater reliability.