Developing a Chinese quality of life in dementia instrument for patients with early-to-moderate dementia: An exploratory test of validity

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 15-16, 2010, Pages 2174-2184

  Chiu, Yi Chen ^a   Chiu, Yen Feng ^b   Hsu, Wen Chuin ^a   Lee, Shwu Hua ^a   Chen, Sien Tsong ^a   Kao, Hui Yi ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dementia; Instrument; Path analysis; Patients' experience; Quality of life; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77955937560     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03254.x     Document Type: Article

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