Tabali, Manuela, Jeschke, Elke, Dassen, Theo, Ostermann, Thomas, Heinze, Cornelia

Background: The Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) assesses perceived emotional, social, and physical health problems and the extent to which such problems affect daily activities. The objective of our study was to determine the feasibility of the NHP for nursing home residents.; Methods: A prospective multicenter observational study was conducted in 11 nursing homes from April […]

Sommer, Oskar H., Engedal, Knut

Objective: To examine the test-retest reliability and validity of the Norwegian Brief Agitation Rating Scale (BARS), a short form of the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) assessing the frequency of agitation in dementia.; Methods: We investigated the internal consistency, test-retest reliability and the validity of BARS. In the validity study, we compared the BARS scores with […]

Sjögren, Karin, Lindkvist, Marie, Sandman, Per-Olof, Zingmark, Karin, Edvardsson, David

Background: Person-centered care is a multidimensional concept describing good care, especially within aged care and care for people with dementia. Research studies evaluating person-centered care interventions seldom use direct measurement of levels of person-centeredness. Existing scales that measure person-centeredness need further testing. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Person-Centered […]

Schölzel-Dorenbos, Carla J M, Arons, Alexander M M, Wammes, Joost J G, Rikkert, MarcelGMOlde, Krabbe, Paul F M

Background: Index measures for health-related quality of life (HRQoL) quantify the desirability (utility) of a certain health state. The commonly used generic index measure, e.g. EuroQol: EQ-5D, may underestimate relevant areas of specific diseases, resulting in lower validity. Disease-specific index measures on the other hand combine disease-specificity and quantification of perceived quality on several health […]

Holthoff, Vjera, Ferris, Steven, Gauthier, Serge, Ihl, Ralf, Robert, Philippe, Winblad, Bengt, Sternberg, Kati, Tennigkeit, Frank

Objective: The Relevant Outcome Scale for Alzheimer’s disease (ROSA) is a novel, valid, and reliable instrument for multidimensional assessment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) symptoms across all severity stages. The ROSA and four standard instruments — the Alzheimer’s disease Assessment Scale-cognitive (ADAS-cog), Severe Impairment Battery (SIB), Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD), and the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) […]