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KMID : 0607320080170030273
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Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2008 Volume.17 No. 3 p.273 ~ p.280
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Quality of Life and the Associated Factors in Dementia
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Lee Gyung-Joo
Lee Kee-Lyong
Yang Soo
Jun Won-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was to investigate the self-reported quality of life and identify its associated factors in the elderly with dementia compared to the elderly without dementia.
Methods: Study participants were the elderly with dementia(123) and the elderly without dementia(100). Home visiting nurses administered the following instruments to all participants : geriatric quality of life-dementia(GQOL-D), geriatric depression screening scale(GDSS), and physical health assessment and mini-mental status examination-Korean version(MMSE- K). Data was analyzed by unpaired t-test, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression.
Results: Depression and physical health status accounted for 51.03% of the variation in quality of life in dementia. Quality of life in dementia was significantly lower than in the elderly without dementia.
Conclusion: Depression and physical health status were the main factors affecting quality of life in dementia.
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KEYWORD
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The elderly with dementia, Quality of Life
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