Introduction care home residents are often unable to complete health-related quality of life
questionnaires for themselves because of prevalent cognitive impairment. This study …

Objectives to compare care staff proxies with care home residents' self-assessment of their
health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods we assessed the degree of inter-rater …

Introduction Research into interventions to improve health and well-being for older people
living in care homes is increasingly common. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is …

Objectives To compare assessments of health-related quality of life outcomes of care home
residents reported by residents and care staff acting as proxies. Design Linear regression …

Objectives The accurate assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in residents
of residential care facilities (RCF) necessitates the use of proxy-reported instruments that …

Quality of life (QoL) is an important outcome in aged care, but self‐report is not always
possible due to the high prevalence of cognitive impairment in older aged care residents …

Objectives: To assess the feasibility of capturing older care home residents′ quality of life
(QoL) in digital social care records (DSCRs) and the construct validity (hypothesis testing) …

Objective Proxy measures are an alternative source of data for care home residents who are
unable to complete the health utility measure, but the agreement levels between residents …

Introduction The adult social care outcomes toolkit (ASCOT) measures social care-related
quality of life (SCRQoL) using self-completion questionnaires and interviews. Many care …

Background: To maintain good standards of care, evaluations of policy interventions or
potential improvements to care are required. A number of quality of life (QoL) measures …