QUALIDEM: Development and evaluation of a dementia specific quality of life instrument - Validation

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 424-430

  Ettema, Teake P ^a   Dröes, Rose Marie ^a   de Lange, Jacomine ^b   Mellenbergh, Gideon J ^c   Ribbe, Miel W ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Measurement; Quality of life; Validity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY LIFE; HEAD NURSE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; QUALIDEM; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34249710677     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1692     Document Type: Article

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