TY - JOUR
T1 - The Therapeutic Environment Screening Survey for nursing homes (TESS-NH)
T2 - An observational instrument for assessing the physical environment of institutional settings for persons with dementia
AU - Sloane, P. D.
AU - Mitchell, C. M.
AU - Weisman, G.
AU - Zimmerman, S.
AU - Long, K. M.
AU - Lynn, M.
AU - Calkins, M.
AU - Lawton, M. P.
AU - Teresi, J.
AU - Grant, L.
AU - Lindeman, D.
AU - Montgomery, R.
PY - 2003/12/1
Y1 - 2003/12/1
N2 - A National Institute on Aging work group developed a measure to evaluate the capacity of a dementia care environment to provide for safety, security, physical health, orientation, privacy, control, autonomy, stimulation, enhancement of socialization, and personalization/ familiarity. The final instrument, the Therapeutic Environment Screening Survey (TESS-NH), contains 84 discrete items and one global rating. Inter-rater kappa statistics for 74% of items were above .60. In validation studies, light meter ratings correlated significantly with TESS-NH lighting items (r = .29-38, p=.01-.04). A scale of 18 TESS-NH items, The Special Care Unit Environment Quality Scale (SCUEQS), appears to be a valid, reliable overall measure of environmental quality.
AB - A National Institute on Aging work group developed a measure to evaluate the capacity of a dementia care environment to provide for safety, security, physical health, orientation, privacy, control, autonomy, stimulation, enhancement of socialization, and personalization/ familiarity. The final instrument, the Therapeutic Environment Screening Survey (TESS-NH), contains 84 discrete items and one global rating. Inter-rater kappa statistics for 74% of items were above .60. In validation studies, light meter ratings correlated significantly with TESS-NH lighting items (r = .29-38, p=.01-.04). A scale of 18 TESS-NH items, The Special Care Unit Environment Quality Scale (SCUEQS), appears to be a valid, reliable overall measure of environmental quality.
KW - Alzheimer's disease
KW - Environment
KW - Measurement
KW - Quality
KW - TESS-NH
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:24744472282
SN - 1284-8360
VL - 7
SP - 138
EP - 145
JO - Research and Practice in Alzheimer's Disease
JF - Research and Practice in Alzheimer's Disease
ER -