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RUG-III and resource allocation: comparing the relationship of direct care time with patient characteristics in five countries

Carpenter, G. Iain, Ikegami, N., Ljunggren, Gunnar, Carrillo, E., Fries, Brant E. (1997) RUG-III and resource allocation: comparing the relationship of direct care time with patient characteristics in five countries. Age and Ageing, 26 (2). pp. 61-65. ISSN 0002-0729. (doi:10.1093/ageing/26.suppl_2.61) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:18336)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/26.suppl_2.61

Abstract

Background: resource use by different types of patients is of increasing interest to health care services all over the world. Case-mix systems that group together individuals with similar patterns of resource use have been developed to address these questions. Resource Utilization Groups version III (RUG-III) was developed in the USA to address the issue in the care of elderly people and has been validated in a number of countries. Method: this paper synthesizes the results of RUG-III validation studies performed in the USA, Japan, Spain, Sweden and England and Wales, showing the consistency of the system in spite of different skill-mix and total time spent with patients. Data from the validation studies of five countries were compared. Percentage of time given by trained nurses and mean nursing time per patient was compared overall and between selected RUG-III groups. Results: mean time per patient ranged from 84.4 min per day in Japan, to 155.6 min in England and Wales. Trained nurse time ranged from 7.5% of total time in the USA to 53.2% of total time in England and Wales. The inter-group relationship was very similar in all countries. The RUG-III system appears robust in a wide variety of settings and countries. Future research should address the relationship between skill-mix and total time spent with patients with respect to outcome and quality of care.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1093/ageing/26.suppl_2.61
Uncontrolled keywords: case-mix; long-term care; nurse resource use
Depositing User: T. Nasir
Date Deposited: 28 Oct 2009 12:32 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:56 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/18336 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Carpenter, G. Iain.

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