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dc.contributor.authorTelenius, Elisabeth Wikenen_US
dc.contributor.authorEngedal, Knut Arneen_US
dc.contributor.authorBergland, Astriden_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-02T11:12:34Z
dc.date.available2014-05-02T11:12:34Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.identifier.citationTelenius, E.W., Engedal, K.A. & Bergland, A. (2013). Physical performance and quality of life of nursing-home residents with mild and moderate dementia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 10(12), 6672-6686en_US
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601en_US
dc.identifier.otherFRIDAID 1099772en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10642/2024
dc.description.abstractThe aims of this study were to describe the quality of life (QoL) of nursing-home residents with dementia and their balance, mobility, muscle strength and daily life activity, as well as to examine the associations between QoL and levels of balance, mobility, muscle strength and daily life activity. Methods: The study is cross sectional, and 170 nursing-home residents with dementia were included. Tests: “The quality of life in late-stage dementia scale” (QUALID), Berg Balance Scale, comfortable walking speed, maximum walking speed, 30-s sit-to-stand, Barthel Index, Clinical Dementia Rating Scale, the Clock Drawing Test and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) were used. Results: Our study showed that nursing-home residents with dementia are a heterogeneous group regarding registrations of QUALID and physical function measures. The scores on the QUALID ranged from 11 to 41 points. Higher scores on the 30-s sit-to-stand and Berg Balance Scale were associated with a better QUALID. For comfortable, as well as maximum, walking speed there was a trend towards better QUALID results for those participants with higher walking speed. Conclusions: Good muscle strength and balance were the most important physical performance variables significantly associated with a good QUALID scoreen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;10(12)en_US
dc.subjectQuality of lifeen_US
dc.subjectDementiaen_US
dc.subjectNursing homeen_US
dc.subjectBalanceen_US
dc.subjectMobilityen_US
dc.subjectActivityen_US
dc.subjectMuscle strengthen_US
dc.titlePhysical performance and quality of life of nursing-home residents with mild and moderate dementiaen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionUtgivers pdfen_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10126672


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