Inter-rater Reliability of the Qol-measure QUALIDEM
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Background Improving access to health and nursing care aims to maintain and promote the quality of life (Qol) of care recipients. Especially in dementia research, Qol is a major outcome. QUALIDEM is an often-used dementiaspecific Qol measure. It consists of two consecutive versions, one for mild to severe and one for very severe dementia. Previous results showed an insufficient interrater reliability (IRR).
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