Is the screening test of the French version of the dementia quality of life questionnaire indispensable?
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Date publication
janvier 2011
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Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr JOLLY Damien
Tous les auteurs :
Wolak A, Novella JA, Drame M, Morrone I, Boyer F, Blanchard F, Jolly D
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Résumé
The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the screening questions in the French version of the Dementia Quality of Life (DQoL) questionnaire. To assess the psychometric properties of the French DQoL, 155 patients with mild-to-moderate dementia were recruited. Here, we compared the psychometric properties of the instrument between patients who passed the screening test (n = 109) and the whole study population (n = 155). The French DQoL version showed a good test-retest reliability at a 2-week interval (0.95
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Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra. 2011 Jan;1:84-92