The quality of life of people with dementia and their family carers

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-14

  Bruvik, Froydis Kristine ^a   Ulstein, Ingun Dina ^a   Ranhoff, Anette Hylen ^c,d   Engedal, Knut ^a,b  

^a Norwegian Centre for Dementia Research   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Haraldsplass Hospital   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living impairment; Carer; Dementia; Depression; Hobby; Proxy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CORNELL SCALE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INVENTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE ALZHEIMER DISEASE SCALE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DATA COLLECTION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOBBIES; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84864417101     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: 14219824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000341584     Document Type: Article

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