Quality of Life among Elderly Patients with Dementia in Institutions

• Published in: Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 435 - 442
• Main Authors: Barca, Maria L., Engedal, Knut, Laks, Jerson, Selbæk, Geir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland Karger 01.01.2011; S. Karger AG
• Subjects: Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Cognition; Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases; Dementia; Dementia - complications; Dementia - psychology; Depressive Disorder - complications; Depressive Disorder - psychology; Depressive Disorder, Major - complications; Depressive Disorder, Major - psychology; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; International Classification of Diseases; Linear Models; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Neurology; Neuropsychological Tests; Norway; Nursing Homes; Original Research Article; Quality of Life - psychology; Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system; Norway; Depression; Factor analysis; Correlates; Dementia; Quality of life; Human; Mood disorder; Nervous system diseases; Cognitive disorder; Degenerative disease; Factor analysts; Elderly

Aim: To study quality of life among the elderly with dementia in institutions. Methods: Patients above 60 years with dementia, 82 in nursing home and 74 in departments of geriatric psychiatry, were included. They were assessed with the Quality of Life in Late-Stage Dementia (QUALID); the Self-Mainte...