Using the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) among older adult inpatients with varying cognitive function

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 575-585

  Baró, Eva ^a,b,c   Ferrer, Montse ^a   Vázquez, Olga ^d   Miralles, Ramón ^c,d   Pont, Angels ^a   Esperanza, Asunción ^d   Cervera, Antoni Ma ^d   Alonso, Jordi ^a,c  

^a Del Mar University   (Spain)

^b 3D Health Research   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL DE L ESPERANÇA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cognitive disorders; Frail elderly; Geriatric assessment; Quality of Life; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NOTTINGHAM HEALTH PROFILE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SPAIN;

EID: 33744931366     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-005-3691-0     Document Type: Article

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