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| A follow-up study of change in quality of life among persons with dementia residing in a long-term care facility | | Author(s) | Constantine G Lyketsos, Teresa Gonzales-Salvador, Jing Jih Chin |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 18, no 4, April 2003 |
| Pages | pp 275-281 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Quality of life ; Evaluation ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | While increased attention is being paid to quality of life (QoL) of people with dementia, there have been no longitudinal studies of QoL change in dementia. In a longitudinal study of 47 patients with dementia in a long-term care facility at Copper Ridge, their quality of life (QoL) was assessed at baseline using the Alzheimer's Disease Related Quality of Life (ADRQL) scale, and on a series of other clinical measures. They were reassessed on ADRQL scores 2 years later. There was a small but significant decline in ADRQL over the two years. However, for 49% of participants ADRQL scores did not change or improved. The ADRQL is a sensitive measure of change in QOL and is appropriate for use as an outcome measure in intervention studies. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030515206 A |
| Classmark | EA: F:59: 4C: KX: LHB: 3J: 7T |
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