Role of depressive and cognitive status in self-reported evaluation of quality of life in older people: Comparing proxy and physician perspectives

Age and Ageing

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 166-171

  Scocco, Paolo ^a   Fantoni, Giovanna ^b   Caon, Federico ^c  

^a Department of Mental Health   (Italy)

^b Cooperativa Sociale Onlus   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Dementia; Depression; Elderly; Informant; Older people; Proxy; Quality of life; WHOQOL

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 33644968239     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afj026     Document Type: Article

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