Open AccessAssociations between Pain and Quality of Life in Severe Dementia: A Norwegian Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Hanne Marie Rostad,
Martine Puts,
Milada Cvancarova Småstuen,
Ellen Karine Grov,
Inger Utne,
Liv Halvorsrud
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders. extra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.787
H-Index - 16
ISSN - 1664-5464
DOI - 10.1159/000468923
Subject(s) - dementia , quality of life (healthcare) , norwegian , medicine , depressive symptoms , psychological intervention , cross sectional study , activities of daily living , population , psychiatry , gerontology , clinical psychology , cognition , disease , environmental health , nursing , linguistics , philosophy , pathology
Many variables influence the quality of life in older adults with dementia. We aim to quantify how the relationship between pain and quality of life in nursing home residents with severe dementia can be explained by neuropsychiatric symptoms, depressive symptoms, and activities of daily living.