Self-rated quality of life in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: The problem of affective distortion

GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-51

  Berwig, M ^a,c   Leicht, H ^b   Hartwig, K ^a   Gertz, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

affective distortion; Alzheimer's disease; current mood state; mild cognitive impairment; self rated quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA QUALITY OF LIFE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIDIMENSIONAL MOOD STATE QUESTIONNAIRE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 79955576854     PISSN: 16629647     EISSN: 1662971X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1662-9647/a000029     Document Type: Article

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