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The relationship between severity of dementia and subjective well-being
Author(s)	S Zank, B Leipold
Journal title	Aging & Mental Health, vol 5, no 2, May 2001
Pages	pp 191-196
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Dementia ; Life satisfaction ; Depression ; Informal care ; Correlation ; Germany.
Annotation	The relationship between cognitive deficit and self-reported subjective well-being (depression, life satisfaction, and perceived social support) was described for 63 participants with mild to moderate dementia. This German study is part of a broader longitudinal evaluation of geriatric day care units in Berlin. It used a 28-item version of the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire, a questionnaire of perceived social support, the German version of the 20-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), the Montgomery and Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Participants with mild dementia reported more depressive symptoms and less life satisfaction than those with severe dementia, if there were few constraints on physical health. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010702223 A
Classmark	EA: F:5HH: ENR: P6: 49: 767
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