Assessing the quality of life and well-being of older adults with physical and cognitive impairments in a German-speaking setting: A systematic review of validity and utility of assessments / Die Erfassung von Lebensqualität und Wohlbefinden älterer Menschen mit psychischen und kognitiven Einschränkungen: ein systematisches Literaturreview zur Validität und Praktikabilität deutschsprachiger Assessments

Abstract

For health professionals working with older adults with physical and cognitive impairments, improving or maintaining clients’ quality of life and well-being is of crucial importance. The aim of this study was to evaluate validity and utility of assessments of quality of life and well-being in German suitable for this group of clients.

Keywords

• quality of life
• well-being
• assessment
• older adults
• evaluation
• physical impairment
• cognitive impairment
• lebensqualität
• wohlbefinden
• assessment
• ältere menschen
• evaluation
• physische einschränkungen
• kognitive einschränkungen