Quality of life in people with cognitive impairment: nursing homes versus home care

AW Nikmat, SH Al-Mashoor… - International …, 2015 - cambridge.org
Background: The evaluation of quality of life (QoL) among older adults has become
increasingly important, and living arrangements play a pivotal role in determining the QoL of …

Assessing quality of life of nursing home residents with dementia: feasibility and limitations in patients with severe cognitive impairment

M Crespo, C Hornillos, MM Gómez - International Psychogeriatrics, 2013 - cambridge.org
Background: The Quality of Life-Alzheimer's Disease Scale (QOL-AD) is a reliable and valid
self-report measure for assessing quality of life (QoL) in people with dementia in long-term …

The comparison of quality of life among people with mild dementia in nursing home and home care—a preliminary report

AW Nikmat, G Hawthorne, SH Al-Mashoor - Dementia, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Living arrangements play an important role in determining the quality of life
(QoL) of people with dementia. Although informal care (home-based) is favored, the …

Health‐related quality of life and related factors among a sample of older people with cognitive impairment

L Christiansen, J Sanmartin Berglund… - Nursing …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim This study aimed to identify factors affecting health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) of
older adults with cognitive impairment and to describe the association of these factors with …

Quality of life in dementia patients: nursing home versus home care

AW Nikmat, G Hawthorne… - International …, 2011 - cambridge.org
Background: Care management providing a high quality of life (QoL) is a crucial issue in
dealing with increasing numbers of dementia patients. Although the transition from informal …

Factors associated with quality of life in dementia patients in long-term care

M Crespo, C Hornillos, MB de Quirós - International Psychogeriatrics, 2013 - cambridge.org
Background: The aim of this study is to describe and determine the factors associated with
the quality of life (QoL) of patients with dementia living in nursing homes as perceived by …

Factors influencing the quality of life perceptions of cognitively impaired older adults in a nursing home and their informal and professional caregivers: a mixed …

H Verloo, A Salina, A Fiorentino… - Clinical interventions in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background Identifying the objective and subjective aspects of the quality of life (QoL) of
institutionalized cognitively impaired older adults (CIOAs) is a challenge. However, it can …

Does cognitive impairment influence quality of life among nursing home residents?

K Abrahamson, D Clark, A Perkins, G Arling - The Gerontologist, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: We investigated the relationship between cognitive status and quality of life (QOL)
of Minnesota nursing home (NH) residents and the relationship between conventional or …

Quality of life in nursing home residents with advanced dementia: a 2‐year follow‐up

E Oudman, B Veurink - Psychogeriatrics, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Q uality of life (QOL) in dementia has become increasingly recognized as an
important clinical and policy concern, but little is known about the progression of QOL in …

Cognitive and affective assessment in day care versus institutionalized elderly patients: a 1-year longitudinal study

A Maseda, A Balo, L Lorenzo–López… - … interventions in aging, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Cognitive decline and depression are two common mental health problems that
may create a need for long-term care among the elderly. In the last decade, the percentage …