The Standardization of the Ge riatric Quality of Life s cale-Dementia(GQOL-D)
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
;
: 151-164, 2004.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-70464
ABSTRACT
Objectives:
We developed the instrument to assess the quality of life(QOL) for demented patients, 'Geriatric Quality of Life-Dementia(GQOL-D)'. The purpose of this study was to standardize the GQOL-D and to introduce administration results in Korean demented patients.METHODS:
The normal subjects were 340 elderly people, aged over 55 years old, who were physically and cognitively normal. And the patient group was consisted of 69 demented patients.RESULTS:
Both in normal group and in patient group, the internal consistency, Cronbach's = 0.87, 0.90, respectively, and item-total correlation was acceptable. And the test-retest reliability revealed the stability across time by r=0.86, 0.77, respectively. Criterion validity was found to be a high correlation between each itemand overall QOL' item, and adequate correlations between the GQOL-D and scales assessing cognition, psychological wellbeing, behavior and activities of daily living convinced convergent validity. In the result of factor analysis, 2 factors with a variance percentage of 37.7% were extracted. The mean score and standard deviation of items of the GQOL-D for two groups and differences in items such as memory, recreation/leisure, self esteem, general health, and mobility between groups were presented.CONCLUSION:
It was confirmed that there is no difficulty for old people to carry out the GQOL-D. As it was suggested that there is enough room for intervening in dementia patients' emotional and behavioral difficulties, the GQOL-D will be useful in research and clinical practice for the patients with dementia.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Self Concept
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Weights and Measures
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Activities of Daily Living
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Cognition
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Dementia
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Memory
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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