Risk Factors for Falls in Residential Care: Evidence from RAI MDS ...
Risk Factors for Falls in Residential Care: Evidence from RAI MDS ...
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Are the Data OK?<br />
• Entry software supports completeness, valid responses<br />
• CIHI checks at submission<br />
• Analyses suggest there is good <strong>in</strong>ternal consistency,<br />
convergent validity<br />
• When used <strong>for</strong> research, accept some level of imprecision<br />
• Bias threatens validity, but unlikely <strong>in</strong> <strong>MDS</strong> data<br />
• No measurement is perfect, especially <strong>in</strong> healthcare!
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