The daily life of patients with dementia: A comparative study between the information provided by the caregiver and direct patient assessment
Abstract The functionality concept is very important, as the diagnosis of dementia presupposes the existence of functional impairment. Instruments assessing functional performance present some limitations. In most cases, the assessment is based on the caregiver's report. Some studies in interna...
Main Authors: | Lucia Aparecida Bressan, Francisco de Assis Carvalho Vale, José Geraldo Speciali |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
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Series: | Dementia & Neuropsychologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642007000300288&lng=en&tlng=en |
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