Interpreting the Meaning of Ombudsman Data Across States: The Critical Analyst-Practitioner Link
| Autor: | Ruth Huber, James R. Kautz, F. Ellen Netting, Kevin Borders |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Gerontology
business.industry 05 social sciences Salud mental Public relations Mental health 0506 political science Health services Critical thinking 0502 economics and business 050602 political science & public administration Medicine Meaning (existential) Geriatrics and Gerontology business 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Gerontology. 19:3-22 |
| ISSN: | 1552-4523 0733-4648 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/073346480001900101 |
| Popis: | In this article, the authors report data from four states that have computerized their long-term care ombudsman databases and are using the same software. The authors explore the apparent differences among these four states to encourage critical thinking in interpreting the meaning of these data. Just as a national ombudsman database draws closer, so does the need for practitioners, researchers, educators, and policy makers to be vigilant in understanding that data must be contextualized. Otherwise, premature and inaccurate conclusions may be drawn. Critically important is the link between those persons who analyze and interpret and the ombudsman practitioners who collect and report these data. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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