Agreement between Patient and Proxy Assessments of Quality of Life among Older Adults with Vascular Cognitive Impairment Using the EQ-5D-3L and ICECAP-O.

BACKGROUND:The assessment of quality of life is critical in ascertaining the benefit of interventions aimed to reduce morbidity among individuals with cognitive impairment. However, the assessment of quality of life is challenging in this population due to the uncertain validity of patient responses...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jennifer C Davis, Ging-Yuek Hsiung, Stirling Bryan, Claudia Jacova, Patrizio Jacova, Michelle Munkacsy, Winnie Cheung, Philip Lee, Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4839736?pdf=render