Inouye Keika, Pedrazzani Elisete Silva, Pavarini Sofia Cristina Iost, Toyoda Cristina Yoshie
Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2010 Jan-Feb;18(1):26-32. doi: 10.1590/s0104-11692010000100005.
This paper aimed to compare the reports of patients and caregivers about how they perceive quality of life (QoL) in general and each of its dimensions in elderly with Alzheimer's Disease (AD). The participants were elderly diagnosed with AD (n=53) attended by the Exceptional Medication Program in a city in the interior of Sao Paulo; and their respective family caregivers. The QoL measures were obtained through the Quality of Life Assessment Scale on Alzheimer's Disease. The results showed statistically significant differences in the memory (p<0.05) and you in general (p<0.005) dimensions. Regarding the final score, the average in the patients version was 29.32 points (sd=6.27), against 28.33 points (sd=5.58) in the family version, p>0.100. Although the relative and patient reports were not identical, the results pointed to a high level of consistency among information.
本文旨在比较患者及其照护者关于老年阿尔茨海默病（AD）患者总体生活质量（QoL）及其各维度的认知报告。研究参与者为圣保罗州内陆某城市参加特殊药物治疗项目的老年AD患者（n = 53）及其各自的家庭照护者。生活质量测量通过阿尔茨海默病生活质量评估量表获得。结果显示，在记忆维度（p<0.05）和总体维度（p<0.005）存在统计学显著差异。关于最终得分，患者版平均分为29.32分（标准差=6.27），家庭版平均分为28.33分（标准差=5.58），p>0.100。虽然患者亲属和患者的报告并不完全相同，但结果表明信息之间具有高度一致性。
