Evaluation of Qualidem: A dementia-specific quality of life instrument for persons with dementia in residential settings; Scalability and reliability of subscales in four Dutch field surveys

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 711-722

  Bouman, A I E ^a,b   Ettema, T P ^c   Wetzels, R B ^d   Van Beek, A P A ^e   De Lange, J ^f   Droes R M ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Stichting SHDH   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^e NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

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

Author keywords

dementia; Qualidem; quality of life; reliability; residential care; scalability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARE AND CARING; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOKKEN SCALING MODEL; NETHERLANDS; QUALIDEM QUESTIONNAIRE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RESTLESSNESS; SCALABILITY COEFFICIENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 79954622957     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2585     Document Type: Article

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