Reliability and validity of the dementia quality of life measure in nursing home residents

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 686-704

  Adler, Efrat ^a   Resnick, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive impairment; gerontology; nursing home; nursing practice; statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; VALIDATION STUDY;

DEMENTIA; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77955326276     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945909360780     Document Type: Article

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