Measure of quality of life for Taiwanese persons with early to moderate dementia and related factors

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 580-585

  Chiu, Yi Chen ^a   Shyu, Yeaing ^a   Liang, Jersey ^b   Huang, Hsiu Li ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Culture; Dementia Quality of Life instrument; Informant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF CARE; TAIWAN; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 46749116763     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1938     Document Type: Article

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