A model for quality of life measures in patients with dementia: Lawton's next step

被引：45

作者：

Jonker, C

Gerritsen, DL

Bosboom, PR

Van der Steen, JT

机构：

[1] Vrije Univ Amsterdam Med Ctr, Dept Psychiat, NL-1081 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands

[2] Vrije Univ Amsterdam Med Ctr, Inst Res Extramural Med, NL-1081 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands

[3] Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Dept Clin Neuropsychol, Amsterdam, Netherlands

来源：

DEMENTIA AND GERIATRIC COGNITIVE DISORDERS | 2004年 / 18卷 / 02期

关键词：

dementia; quality of life; well-being; broadness; domains; subjectivity; model;

D O I：

10.1159/000079196

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

The introduction of drugs that are claimed to improve cognitive function and activities of daily living in patients with Alzheimer's disease raises the question of whether these drugs also influence dementia patients' quality of life (QOL). We describe a hierarchic model of QOL of dementia patients, which can guide the development of measurement instruments. After initially discussing broadly QOL research, we focus on two highly important characteristics of the concept, its broadness and subjectivity, against the background of the relevant literature on QOL in dementia. Dementia-specific dimensions and domains are presented. We identify psychological wellbeing as the core dimension for QOL of patients with dementia. Copyright (C) 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel.

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页码：159 / 164

页数：6

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