Quality of life (QoL) in dementia: A comparison of the perceptions of people with dementia and care staff in residential homes

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 160-165

  Spector, Aimee ^a   Orrell, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

"quality of life"; Alzheimer; Dementia; Hope; Residential care; Staff

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE ALZHEIMER DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESIDENTIAL HOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 33747482988     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002093-200607000-00007     Document Type: Article

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