scholarly journals Dementia Care Mapping-Japanese version(DCM-J)as a research evaluation method for measuring quality of life among elderly patients with dementia: Reliability and validity of Well-being and Ill-being value

2008 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mizue Suzuki ◽  
Yutaka Mizuno ◽  
Dawn Brooker ◽  
Chieko Sumigaki ◽  
Ryoko Sakamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Research Evaluation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Care Mapping ◽  
Dementia Care Mapping

Dementia care mapping: effects on residents’ quality of life and challenging behavior in German nursing homes. A quasi-experimental trial

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (11) ◽  
pp. 1875-1892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Nikolaus Dichter ◽  
Tina Quasdorf ◽  
Christian Günter Georg Schwab ◽  
Diana Trutschel ◽  
Burkhard Haastert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Challenging Behavior ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Experimental Trial ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Secondary Outcomes ◽  
Care Mapping ◽  
Dementia Care Mapping

ABSTRACTBackground:Person-centered care (PCC) is a widely recognized concept in dementia research and care. Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) is a method for implementing PCC. Prior studies have yielded heterogeneous results regarding the effectiveness of DCM for people with dementia (PwD). We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of DCM with regard to quality of life (QoL) and challenging behavior in PwD in nursing homes (NHs).Methods:Leben-QD II is an 18-month, three-armed, pragmatic quasi-experimental trial. The sample of PwD was divided into three groups with three living units per group: (A) DCM applied since 2009, (B) DCM newly introduced during the study, and (C) a control intervention based on a regular and standardized QoL rating. The primary outcome was QoL measured with the Quality of Life-Alzheimer's Disease (QoL-AD) proxy, and the secondary outcomes were QoL (measured with QUALIDEM) and challenging behavior (measured with the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Nursing Home version, NPI-NH).Results:There were no significant differences either between the DCM intervention groups and the control group or between the two DCM intervention groups regarding changes in the primary or secondary outcomes. At baseline, the estimated least square means of the QoL-AD proxy for groups A, B, and C were 32.54 (confidence interval, hereafter CI: 29.36–35.72), 33.62 (CI: 30.55–36.68), and 30.50 (CI: 27.47–33.52), respectively. The DCM groups A (31.32; CI: 28.15–34.48) and B (27.60; CI: 24.51–30.69) exhibited a reduction in QoL values, whereas group C exhibited an increase (32.54; CI: 29.44–35.64) after T2.Conclusions:DCM exhibited no statistically significant effect in terms of QoL and challenging behavior of PwD in NHs. To increase the likelihood of a positive effect for PwD, it is necessary to ensure successful implementation of the intervention.

scholarly journals Is the Kidscreen-27 a valid measure of health-related quality of life in 10-year-old Norwegian children?

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Roger Andersen ◽  
Gerd Karin Natvig ◽  
Kristin Haraldstad ◽  
Turid Skrede ◽  
Eivind Aadland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
General Life Satisfaction ◽  
Over Time

The aim of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of the Norwegian Kidscreen-27 questionnaire, a measure of generic health-related quality of life, in 10 year-old children. The Kidscreen-27 consists of five domains and was validated in a sample of 56 school children (29 boys). The children completed the questionnaire at three different time points during two consecutive school days. For convergent validity, the study was powered to detect a statistically significant correlation coefficient of 0.4. Cronbach's alpha values ranged from 0.73 to 0.83. Floor effects were all zero and ceiling effects ranged from 1.7% to 23.7%. Intraclass correlation values over time ranged from 0.71 to 0.81. However, some individual variability over time occurred and was illustrated by Bland Altman plots. The domains of physical well-being, psychological well-being and autonomy & parents improved over time (Ps < 0.05), while social support and school environment domains did not. We assessed convergent validity using general life satisfaction scores obtained by administering the Cantrils Ladder. All the Kidscreen-27 domains were significantly associated with general life satisfaction (Spearman rank correlations ranged from 0.29 to 0.59, Ps < 0.05). In conclusion, the Norwegian version of Kidscreen-27 has good reliability and validity.

Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Quality of Life Index for patients with cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-185
Author(s):  
Michiyo Mizuno ◽  
Noriko Munezawa ◽  
Michiyo Yamashita ◽  
Tomoyo Sasahara ◽  
Thomas Mayers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Life Index ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life Index
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