Item distribution, internal consistency, and structural validity of the German version of the DEMQOL and DEMQOL–proxy

Item distribution, internal consistency, and structural validity of the German version of the DEMQOL and DEMQOL–proxy

Abstract Background Accurate assessment of health-related quality of life as an endpoint in intervention studies is a major challenge in dementia research. The DEMQOL (29 items) and the proxy version (32 items), which is partly based on the DEMQOL, are internationally used instruments. To date, ther...

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Main Authors: Christian G. G. Schwab, Martin Nikolaus Dichter, Martin Berwig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Dementia
Quality of life
Structural validity
Internal consistency
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0930-0

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