Perception of health-related quality of life and psychological status in oldest hospitalized patients without cognitive impairment

• Published in: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics. Supplement no. 9; p. 75
• Main Authors: Cocci, C, Bianchi, G, Nativio, V, Nicolino, F, Montuschi, F, Magalotti, D, Zoli, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland 2004
• Subjects: Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Attitude to Health; Body Mass Index; Cognition; Cognition Disorders - diagnosis; Cognition Disorders - epidemiology; Female; Health Status; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Mass Screening - methods; Quality of Life; Surveys and Questionnaires

The most diffuse questionnaires on health-related quality of life (HRQL) and/or psychological status (PS) consider all subjects older than 74 years, for normative reference values, in a single group without any further separation for age decades. Their authors assume that there are no further age-re...