Dementia-Specific Quality of Life Instruments and Their Appropriateness in Shared-Housing Arrangements鈥擜 Literature Study
- 作者：Johannes Grä ; ske ; RN ; Dipl. ; Pflegewirt (FH) ; [Author Vitae] ; Thomas Fischer ; RN ; PhD ; MPH ; [Author Vitae] ; Adelheid Kuhlmey ; PhD ; Medizinische Soziologin ; [Author Vitae] ; Karin Wolf-Ostermann ; PhD ; Dipl. ; Statistikerin ; [Author Vitae]
- 刊名：Geriatric Nursing
- 出版年：2012
- 期刊代码：132_01974572
- 类别：med
- 出版时间：May-June, 2012
- 卷：33
- 期：3
- 页码：204-216
- 文件大小：203 K
摘要
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聽the conclusion that Quality of Life-Alzheimer鈥檚 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聽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.