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March 1, 2004International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Patient versus informant perspectives of Quality of Life in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's disease

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RRRebecca E. ReadyUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstBOBrian R. OttProvidence CollegeJGJanet GraceBoston University

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Implication

Observational study finds substantial discrepancies between self- and informant-reported quality of life in Alzheimer's disease, highlighting the need to assess both perspectives.

Key Points

  • To compare patient self-perceptions and caregiver informant ratings of quality of life in individuals with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.
  • Gathered and compared quality of life (QOL) ratings directly from individuals with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease and their designated informants.
  • Evaluated the degree of divergence between patient self-reports and informant proxy assessments.
  • Informant- and self-perceptions of patient quality of life differed substantially across evaluations.
  • Informants and patients provided unique, complementary information regarding quality of life, with neither perspective established as methodologically superior.

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Ready et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d83a9a3eff0c9dfaae3b2ahttps://doi.org/10.1002/gps.1075
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