Care staff and family member perspectives on quality of life in people with very severe dementia in long-term care: a cross-sectional study

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Robert T Woods³  Rhiannon Whitaker¹  Zoe Hoare¹  Catherine Quinn²  Linda Clare² 

[1] NWORTH, Bangor University, Bangor, UK;School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2AS, Gwynedd, UK;DSDC Wales, Bangor University, Bangor, UK

关键词: Well-being;    Staff attitudes;    Family caregivers;    QUALID;   

Others  :  1144229
DOI  :  10.1186/s12955-014-0175-3

 received in 2014-04-03, accepted in 2014-11-19,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Little is known about the quality of life of people with very severe dementia in long-term care settings, and more information is needed about the properties of quality of life measures aimed at this group. In this study we explored the profiles of quality of life generated through proxy ratings by care staff and family members using the Quality of Life in Late-stage Dementia (QUALID) scale, examined factors associated with these ratings, and further investigated the psychometric properties of the QUALID.

Methods

Proxy ratings of quality of life using the QUALID were obtained for 105 residents with very severe dementia, categorised as meeting criteria for Functional Assessment Staging (FAST) stages 6 or 7, from members of care staff (n = 105) and family members (n = 73). A range of resident and staff factors were also assessed.

Results

Care staff and family member ratings were similar but were associated with different factors. Care staff ratings were significantly predicted by resident mood and awareness/responsiveness. Family member ratings were significantly predicted by use of antipsychotic medication. Factor analysis of QUALID scores suggested a two-factor solution for both care staff ratings and family member ratings.

Conclusions

The findings offer novel evidence about predictors of care staff proxy ratings of quality of life and demonstrate that commonly-assessed resident variables explain little of the variability in family members’ proxy ratings. The findings provide further information about the psychometric properties of the QUALID, and support the applicability of the QUALID as a means of examining quality of life in very severe dementia.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Clare et al.; licensee BioMed Central.

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