A Simple and Practical Index to Measure Dementia-Related Quality of Life
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منابع مشابه
Measure of quality of life for Taiwanese persons with early to moderate dementia and related factors.
BACKGROUND This study validates the Chinese Dementia-Quality of Life instrument (DQoL) in patients with early to moderate stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) (Clinical Dementia Rating Scale, CDR=0.5, 1, and 2; MMSE >or= 12). METHODS A cross-sectional design was used involving 98 participants (27 controls, 35 patients with questionable dementia (QD), and 36 patients with mild to moderate AD) an...
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BACKGROUND We identified the need to develop a scientifically rigorous measure of health-related quality of life (HRQL) in dementia that would be appropriate for use at all stages of dementia severity and would be available in both self- and proxy-report versions. METHOD We used standard psychometric methods to eliminate items with poor psychometric properties (item-reduction field test) and ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Value in Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1098-3015
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2015.07.011