Dementia-Specific Quality of Life Instruments and Their Appropriateness in Shared-Housing Arrangements-A Literature Study

Gräske, J; Fischer, T; Kuhlmey, A; Wolf-Ostermann, K

Dementia-Specific Quality of Life Instruments and Their Appropriateness in Shared-Housing Arrangements-A Literature Study

Gräske, J Fischer, T

Kuhlmey, A Wolf-Ostermann, K

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Citation:: Geriatric Nursing, 2012, 33 (3), pp. 204 - 216
Issue Date:: 2012-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	Gräske, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fischer, T https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3779-4396	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kuhlmey, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wolf-Ostermann, K	en_US
dc.date.available	2012-01-03	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-05-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Geriatric Nursing, 2012, 33 (3), pp. 204 - 216	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0197-4572	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/115104
dc.description.abstract	Shared-housing arrangements (SHA) in Germany are a specific type of housing arrangement that belongs to the global concept of small-scale living arrangements. This caring approach comprises characteristics of both home and institutional care for persons with dementia. To evaluate the impact of SHA on the quality of life (QoL) of residents, an appropriate setting- and dementia-specific QoL instrument is needed. This article aims to identify QoL instruments that relate to the core domains of SHA. After a comprehensive literature review, existing dementia-specific QoL instruments were evaluated to determine whether any have been specifically designed for or applied in SHA. Additionally, each domain of the instruments was matched with the core domains of SHA. None of the existing instruments was identified as having been developed for SHA. Matching of the instrument domains with the SHA core domains leads to the conclusion that Quality of Life-Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia Quality of Life, Alzheimer Disease-Related Quality of Life, and QUALIDEM are adequate instruments for measuring the dementia-specific QoL of persons living in SHA. For the first time, a basis has been created for valid QoL evaluations of residents with dementia living in SHA. The 4 identified instruments are considered applicable in SHA. Conducting a performance test and evaluating further attributes according to the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Medical Outcomes Trust (e.g., reliability and validity) will further elucidation of the appropriateness of the instruments for SHA. © 2012 Mosby, Inc..	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Geriatric Nursing	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.gerinurse.2012.01.001	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Nursing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Dementia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Housing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life	en_US
dc.title	Dementia-Specific Quality of Life Instruments and Their Appropriateness in Shared-Housing Arrangements-A Literature Study	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	33	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	3	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	33	en_US

Abstract:

Shared-housing arrangements (SHA) in Germany are a specific type of housing arrangement that belongs to the global concept of small-scale living arrangements. This caring approach comprises characteristics of both home and institutional care for persons with dementia. To evaluate the impact of SHA on the quality of life (QoL) of residents, an appropriate setting- and dementia-specific QoL instrument is needed. This article aims to identify QoL instruments that relate to the core domains of SHA. After a comprehensive literature review, existing dementia-specific QoL instruments were evaluated to determine whether any have been specifically designed for or applied in SHA. Additionally, each domain of the instruments was matched with the core domains of SHA. None of the existing instruments was identified as having been developed for SHA. Matching of the instrument domains with the SHA core domains leads to the conclusion that Quality of Life-Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia Quality of Life, Alzheimer Disease-Related Quality of Life, and QUALIDEM are adequate instruments for measuring the dementia-specific QoL of persons living in SHA. For the first time, a basis has been created for valid QoL evaluations of residents with dementia living in SHA. The 4 identified instruments are considered applicable in SHA. Conducting a performance test and evaluating further attributes according to the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Medical Outcomes Trust (e.g., reliability and validity) will further elucidation of the appropriateness of the instruments for SHA. © 2012 Mosby, Inc..

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