Assessing quality of life of nursing home residents with dementia: Feasibility and limitations in patients with severe cognitive impairment

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1687-1695

  Crespo, María ^a   Hornillos, Carlos ^a   Gómez, M Mar ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

cognitive impairment; dementia; long term care; psychological assessment; quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RESIDENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84883184205     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610213000823     Document Type: Article

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