Quality of Life of Nursing Home Residents With Dementia: A Comparison of Perspectives of Residents, Family, and Staff
Author(s) -
María Crespo,
Mónica BernaldodeQuirós,
M. M. Gomez,
Carlos Hornillos
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnr080
Subject(s) - dementia , nursing homes , quality of life (healthcare) , family member , gerontology , long term care , proxy (statistics) , medicine , activities of daily living , scale (ratio) , family caregivers , perspective (graphical) , disease , psychology , family medicine , psychiatry , nursing , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics , machine learning , computer science , artificial intelligence
Quality of Life (QoL) has become increasingly valued as a key outcome in dementia both in clinical practice and in research. This study compares the QoL of long-term residents with dementia as assessed by the individuals, their relatives, and their care staff.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom