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- 2018
A novel method of proxy reporting questionnaire based measures of health-related quality of life of people with dementia in residential care: a psychometric evaluationDOI: 10.2147/PROM.S144000 Keywords: dementia, DEMQOL-Proxy, health-related quality of life, Rasch Measurement Theory, trained proxy Abstract: In research in residential care, health-related quality of life (HRQL) is usually measured using either observational methods or standardized questionnaires. DEMQOL-Proxy is a standardized questionnaire measuring HRQL of people with dementia and is usually reported by a family carer. However, not all residents have a family carer who visits often enough to act as a proxy
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