Abstract Purpose Although the EQ-5D has a long history of use in a wide range of
populations, the newer five-level version (EQ-5D-5L) has not yet had such extensive …

Background EQ-5D is widely used for valuing changes in quality of life for economic
evaluation of interventions for people with dementia. There are concerns about EQ-5D-3L in …

BACKGROUND People with advanced dementia who live and die in nursing homes
experience variable quality of life, care and dying. There is a need to identify appropriate …

Background Obtaining reliable estimates of the health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) of
people with predementia Alzheimer's disease [AD](preclinical or prodromal AD), mild …

Older people (aged 65 years and over) are the fastest growing age cohort in the majority of
developed countries, and the proportion of individuals defined as the oldest old (aged 80 …

Purpose Healthcare interventions for middle-old and oldest-old individuals are often
(economically) evaluated using the EQ-5D to measure health-related quality of life (HrQoL) …

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 …

Background Behaviours such as agitation impact on the quality of life of care-home
residents with dementia and increase healthcare use. Interventions to prevent these …

Background Psychotropic medications have been associated with many adverse outcomes
in older people living in residential care. Home-like models of residential care may be …

Introduction We aim to provide guidance on outcomes and measures for use in patients with
Alzheimer's clinical syndrome. Methods A consensus group of 20 voting members …