Evaluating the quality of life for people with dementia: a review of the main measurement scales

Abstract

Evaluating the quality of life of people with dementia is important both for
their life and for the impact on the services dedicated to them. This review
identifies and analyzes the main measurement scales described in the literature.
The selected articles are 138 (including 124 researches and 14 reviews
of the literature, for each scale are analyzed: theoretical background, domains
and items, participants, type of dementia and evaluation methods.
This review emphasizes the need to further deepen the methods of involvement
of people with dementia and the use of the information collected to
promote a better quality of life of the people and to improve the services
for them.