‘Not knowing where I am doesn't mean I don't know what I like’: cognitive impairment and quality of life responses in elderly people
International Journal of Geriatric PsychiatryPublished 1 September 1999
Caroline Mozley, Peter Huxley, Caroline Sutcliffe, Heather Bagley, Alistair Burns, David Challis
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To elucidate the extent to which elderly people with cognitive impairment are able to answer questions about their quality of life, a large sample of elderly people in the Netherlands have been surveyed with a variety of cognitive impairment problems.
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A high proportion of elderly people can answer questions about their quality of life, even in the presence of significant cognitive deficits.
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