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Frederike Jörg1, Natacha Borgers, Augustinus J P Schrijvers
1GG2 Friesland, PO Box 932, 8901 BS Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. frederike.jorg@gg2friesland.nl
Objective:
The purpose of this study is to determine what client, needs assessor, and agency factors explain variation in decision making by long-term care needs assessors concerning clients requesting admission to a residential home.
Method:
Hypothetical case vignettes were sent to needs assessors allocating services for the elderly. Multilevel logistic regression analysis provided random and fixed effects.
Results:
The authors found random effects of the level of needs assessors are negligible, of the level of agencies small though statistically significant, clients receiving largest relative share of the variance. The amount of care already present appeared most important in the decision. Needs assessors were willing to support their clients' wishes only when they were clearly motivated. Policy implications considering the tension between clients' preferences and equity are discussed.
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