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Table 2 Counts of MDS Records and Characteristics of the Study Cohort

From: How well does the minimum data set measure healthcare use? a validation study

 

People (N = 8832)

Assessments (N = 52,818)

A) MDS RECORDSa

  

 No record

137 (1.6)

0 (0)

 Admission record

3657 (41.4)

4463 (8.4)

 Full assessment record

7977 (90.5)

24,905 (47.2)

 Quarterly assessment record

5346 (60.5)

19,098 (36.2)

 Discharge record

4083 (46.2)

4352 (8.2)

B) STUDY COHORT

  

 Resident Age

  

  < 65

369 (4.2)

2444 (4.6)

  65–74

771 (8.7)

4800 (9.1)

  75–84

2742 (31.0)

16,502 (31.2)

  85+

4950 (56.1)

29,072 (55.1)

 Resident Sex

  

  Male

2693 (30.5)

15,619 (29.6)

  Female

6139 (69.5)

37,199 (70.4)

Nursing Home Owner Operator Type

  

  For Profit

3252 (36.8)

17,820 (33.7)

  Not-for-profit

4973 (56.3)

30,093 (60.0)

  Bothb

607 (6.9)

4905 (9.3)

  1. aPeople had multiple MDS records. Counts of people by assessment type therefore exceed the total cohort size
  2. bRepresents people who transferred between a for profit & not-for-profit nursing home during the study period