Validation of the Spanish version of the QoL-AD Scale in alzheimer disease patients, their carers, and health professionals;Validación de la versión española de la escala QoL-AD en pacientes con enfermedad de Alzheimer, cuidadores y profesionales sanitarios

Neurologia

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-10

  Gomez Gallego M ^a   Gomez Amor J ^b   Gomez Garcia J ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; QoL AD scale; Quality of life; Validation

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE; ANOSOGNOSIA; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84857658920     PISSN: 02134853     EISSN: 15781968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nrl.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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