Measuring the quality of life of family carers of people with dementia: development and validation of C-DEMQOL
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DOI: 10.1007/s11136-019-02186-w
Abstract: PurposeWe aimed to address gaps identified in the evidence base and instruments available to measure the quality of life (QOL) of family carers of people with dementia, and develop a new brief, reliable, condition-specific instrument.MethodsWe… read more here.
Keywords: carers people; family; family carers; quality life ... See more keywords
Health-Related Quality-of-Life Assessment in Dementia: Evidence of Cross-Cultural Validity in Latin America
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DOI: 10.1037/pas0000743
Abstract: All health-related quality-of-life (HRQL) measures for dementia have been developed in high-income countries and none were validated for cross-cultural use. Yet, the global majority of people living with dementia reside in low- and middle-income countries.… read more here.
Keywords: health related; latin america; hrql; related quality ... See more keywords
DEMQOL and DEMQOL-Proxy: a Rasch analysis
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DOI: 10.1186/s12955-017-0733-6
Abstract: BackgroundDEMQOL and DEMQOL-Proxy are widely used patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) of health related quality of life in people with dementia (PWD). Growing interest in routine use of PROMs in health care calls for more… read more here.
Keywords: demqol; demqol demqol; item set; demqol proxy ... See more keywords
DEMQOL and DEMQOL-Proxy: a Rasch analysis among those diagnosed with dementia
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DOI: 10.1186/s12955-019-1216-8
Abstract: BackgroundIn previous work we concluded that DEMQOL and DEMQOL-Proxy can provide robust measurement of HRQL in dementia when scores are derived from analysis using the Rasch model. As the study sample included people with mild… read more here.
Keywords: dementia; analysis; demqol proxy; demqol ... See more keywords