Assessment of adult psychopathology relies heavily on self-reports. To determine how well
self-reports agree with reports by “informants” who know the person being assessed, the …

Proxy assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQL) may be sought to substitute for, or
to complement, patient self-assessment. The viewpoint from which the proxy is asked to …

Background Dementia is a chronic illness associated with a progressive loss of cognitive
and intellectual abilities, such as memory, judgment and abstract thinking. The objective of …

Background Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are common manifestations of Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Objective To examine the prevalence and significance of NPS in very mild …

BackgroundMany people with dementia live in residential homes, but little is known about
their quality of life. AimsTo compare the views of residents with dementia with the views of …

Background: Internal fixation and arthroplasty are the two main options for the treatment of
displaced femoral neck fractures in the elderly. The optimal treatment remains controversial …

Purpose There are many validated quality-of-life (QoL) measures designed for people living
with dementia. However, the majority of these are completed via proxy-report, despite …

Objective The authors assessed the magnitude of discrepancy between patients' and
caregivers' ratings of the patients' quality of life and sought to determine whether the …

BACKGROUND Dementia is one of the most common and serious disorders in later life and
the economic and personal cost of caring for people with dementia is immense. There is a …

OBJECTIVES: This article analyzes published studies on the application of the EQ-5D for the
assessment of quality of life in patients with dementia and their carers. The EQ-5D, a generic …