How do Chinese patients with dementia rate their own quality of life?

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 482-493

  Lin Kiat Yap, Philip ^a   Yen Ni Goh, Jenny ^a   Henderson, Linda Mary ^a   Min Han, Pei ^b   Shin Ong, Kui ^b   Si Ling Kwek, Serene ^b   Yi Hui Ong, Elizabeth ^b   Pui Kwan Loh, Donus ^b  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chinese; Dementia; Psychometric properties; Quality of life; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHINESE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SINGAPORE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 41549090178     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610207006096     Document Type: Article

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