The Assessment of Quality of Life in Dementia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-218

  Weyerer, Siegfried ^a   Schäufele, Martina ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assessment; Dementia; Methodology; Quality of life; Review

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; ANGER; ANXIETY; COGNITION; COOPERATION; CREATIVITY; CUSTODY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMOR; LEISURE; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBSERVATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SECURITY; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; HUMANS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICK ROLE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 0348140733     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610203009475     Document Type: Editorial

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