Psychometric properties of the Spanish QoL-AD with institutionalized dementia patients and their family caregivers in Spain

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 775-783

  Leon Salas B ^a   Logsdon, R G ^b   Olazaran J ^a   Martinez Martin P ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED SOBRE ENFERMEDADES NEURODEGENERATIVAS CIBERNED   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Patient caregiver reports; Psychometric properties; Quality of life; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPAIN; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054839136     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2011.562183     Document Type: Article

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