Determining the predictors of change in quality of life self-ratings and carer-ratings for community-dwelling people with alzheimer disease

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 363-371

  Bosboom, Pascalle R ^a,b   Alfonso, Helman ^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

awareness; BPSD; cognition; Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL); predictors; Quality of Life AD (QoL AD)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84888136181     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e318293b5f8     Document Type: Article

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