A Machine Learning Recommender System to Tailor Preference Assessments to Enhance Person-Centered Care Among Nursing Home Residents.

Journal: The Gerontologist
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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Nursing homes (NHs) using the Preferences for Everyday Living Inventory (PELI-NH) to assess important preferences and provide person-centered care find the number of items (72) to be a barrier to using the assessment.

Authors

  • Gerald C Gannod
    Department of Computer Science, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville.
  • Katherine M Abbott
    Department of Sociology and Gerontology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
  • Kimberly Van Haitsma
    College of Nursing, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
  • Nathan Martindale
    Department of Computer Science, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville.
  • Alexandra Heppner
    Scripps Gerontology Center, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.