Open AccessCan people with mild to moderate dementia provide reliable answers about their quality of life?
Author(s) -
Richard Trigg,
Roy Jones,
Suzanne M. Skevington
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afm077
Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , gerontology , quality of life (healthcare) , quality (philosophy) , intensive care medicine , nursing , disease , philosophy , epistemology
Cognitive limitations and lack of insight have been seen as barriers to self-reporting in quality of life (QoL) assessment of people with dementia. However growing evidence suggests that people with mild to moderate dementia may be able to complete standardised questionnaire items and articulate feelings, providing reliable evaluations of their health and QoL.
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