Quality of life in Alzheimer's disease: Different factors associated with complementary ratings by patients and family carers

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 708-721

  Bosboom, Pascalle R ^a,b   Alfonso, Helman ^a,b   Eaton, Joanna ^a,b   Almeida, Osvaldo P ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia; cholinesterase inhibitors; cognitive function; depression; Health Related Quality of Life (HR QoL); insight; memantine; Quality of Life AD (QoL AD)

Indexed keywords

NOOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COGNITION; COMMUNITY LIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84859120696     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610211002493     Document Type: Article

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