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Quality of life assessment in the old using the WHOQOL 100
— differences between patients with senile dementia and patients with cancer | | Author(s) | Tobias Struttmann, Michel Fabro, Gilles Romieu |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 11, no 3, September 1999 |
| Pages | pp 273-280 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Cancer ; Quality of life ; Evaluation ; France. |
| Annotation | Measuring quality of life is an important issue in the treatment of severe and chronic illnesses. This pilot study assessed potential divergent profiles of quality of life in people with either cancer or moderate dementia. The cumulative self-reporting test WHOQOL 100 (World Health Organization Quality of Life with 100 Questions) was administered to 57 patients in Montpellier, France, 27 with moderate senile dementia (mean age 73) and 30 with cancer (mainly women with breast cancer; mean age 53). Stability of responses over a 2-week period was tested. Results showed clear and significant differences between the groups as regards mobility and psychology. Further, 8 questions and 6 facets with a significant difference in responses were found. Responses seemed more stable in the domains of autonomy, social relationship, and religion for the cancer group, and in autonomy and psychology for the dementia group. Age difference may be an important factor in the different quality of life measured, but did not significantly influence responses to test questions. Results will be applied and re-evaluated in the development of future, illness-specific and shorter versions of the WHOQOL 100. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000127214 A |
| Classmark | EA: CK: F:59: 4C: 765 |
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