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Junge, Stefan
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Gellert, Paul
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O’Sullivan, Julie Lorraine
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Möller, Sebastian
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Voigt-Antons, Jan-Niklas
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Kuhlmey, Adelheid
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Nordheim, Johanna
dc.date.accessioned
2022-09-16T12:18:05Z
dc.date.available
2022-09-16T12:18:05Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/36344
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-36060
dc.description.abstract
Purpose: Our aim was to examine whether quality of life which was repeatedly assessed over time is related with the comprehensive assessment of quality of life (QoL) and thereby to validate a brief QoL assessment.
Method: This longitudinal study used a comprehensive assessment of quality of life at baseline (QUALIDEM; 37 items) to validate an eight-item version of QUALIDEM to assess momentary quality of life which was repeatedly administered using a tablet device after baseline. In all, 150 people with dementia from 10 long-term facilities participated. Momentary quality of life and comprehensive quality of life, age, gender, activities of daily living (Barthel Index), Functional assessment staging (FAST), and Geriatric Depression (GDS) have been assessed.
Results: Comprehensive and momentary quality of life showed good internal consistency with Cronbach’s alpha of .86 and .88 to .93, respectively. For multiple associations of momentary quality of life with the comprehensive quality of life, momentary quality of life was significantly related to comprehensive quality of life (B = .14, CI .08/.20) and GDS (B = − .13, CI − .19/− .06). More specifically, the comprehensive QUALIDEM subscales ‘positive affect’, ‘negative affect’, ‘restlessness’, and ‘social relationships’ showed significant positive associations with momentary quality of life (p < .001).
Conclusion: We found that momentary quality of life, reliably assessed by tablet, was associated with comprehensive measures of quality of life and depressive symptoms in people with dementia. Broader use of tablet-based assessments within frequent QoL measurements may enhance time management of nursing staff and may improve the care quality and communication between staff and people with dementia.
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dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
Nursing home
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dc.subject
Quality of life
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Alzheimer’s disease
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Touchscreen tablet
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dc.subject.ddc
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit
dc.title
Quality of life in people with dementia living in nursing homes: validation of an eight-item version of the QUALIDEM for intensive longitudinal assessment
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.1007/s11136-020-02418-4
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
Quality of Life Research
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishername
Springer Nature
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart
1721
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend
1730
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
29
refubium.affiliation
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
refubium.funding
Springer Nature DEAL
refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pmid
31955375
dcterms.isPartOf.issn
0962-9343
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
1573-2649