Measure | Function | Completed by |
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Dementia quality of life (DEMQoL; patient or proxy version) | 29 item measurement across 3 sub-scales of feelings, memory and behaviour, with a total score from 28 (good) to 112 (poor) | Patient or consultee |
Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ) | 8 item measurement of satisfaction with services and total score from 8 (worst) and 32 (best) | Patient |
European quality of life—5 dimension (EQ-5D/EQ-5D proxy) | Measures perceived functioning in 5 areas—usual activities, mobility, anxiety/depression, pain/discomfort and self-care on three point scale for each | Patient or consultee |
Camden content of care questionnaire (CCCQ) | Modified version of 21 item measure of help received whilst in hospital. Score from 0 (no help) to 147 (frequent) | Patient |
DEMQoL (staff version) | Â | Staff |
Cohen Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) | Measures frequency on a scale of 1 (low) to 7 (high) of 29 behaviours with 4 sub-scales | Staff |
Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) | 11 items testing five areas of cognitive function: orientation, registration, attention and calculation, recall, and language. Maximum score 30, with a score of 23 or lower indicative of cognitive impairment | Researcher |
Functional Assessment Staging | Functional scale in 7 stages, from mild to severe incapacitation | Researcher |
Clinical Global Impressions (CGI) | 2 items a) Global severity, 7-point spectrum b) Global change, 9-point spectrum from improvement to deterioration | Researcher |
Medication prescribing | Developed for the study to assess dosage and duration of prescribing for each medication | Researcher |