Using the WHOQOL-BREF in persons with dementia: A validation study

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 345-351

  Lucas Carrasco, Ramona ^a,b   Skevington, Suzanne M ^c   Gómez Benito, Juana ^b   Rejas, Javier ^d   March, Jaume ^e  

^a CRE Alzheimer Salamanca   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dementia; quality of life; reliability; self assessment; validity; WHOQOL BREF

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BARTHEL INDEX; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DEMENTIA; DEMENTIA SPECIFIC HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE MEASURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE BREF;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 81855185306     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e31820bc98b     Document Type: Article

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