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Table 3 Self-rating and proxy rating of quality of life; QoL-AD baseline data from the RTPC study

From: Inter-rater agreement of the Quality of Life-Alzheimer’s Disease (QoL-AD) self-rating and proxy rating scale: secondary analysis of RightTimePlaceCare data

 

QoL-AD-SR, mean (SD)

QoL-AD-PR, mean (SD)

 

Total

ILTC

HC

Total

ILTC (professional carers)

HC (informal carers)

 

n = 1330

n = 476

n = 854

n = 1330

n = 476

n = 854

Total score

33.2 (6.1)

32.5 (6.3)

33.5 (5.9)

29.8 (5.5)

31.5 (5.8)

28.8 (5.1)

Physical health

2.4 (0.8)

2.4 (0.8)

2.4 (0.8)

2.2 (0.8)

2.3 (0.7)

2.1 (0.8)

Energy

2.4 (0.8)

2.4 (0.8)

2.4 (0.8)

2.1 (0.8)

2.4 (0.8)

1.9 (0.8)

Mood

2.5 (0.8)

2.4 (0.8)

2.5 (0.8)

2.3 (0.7)

2.4 (0.8)

2.2 (0.7)

Living situation

2.9 (0.7)

2.7 (0.7)

3.0 (0.7)

2.9 (0.7)

2.9 (0.7)

3.0 (0.7)

Memory

2.1 (0.8)

2.1 (0.8)

2.0 (0.7)

1.5 (0.6)

1.7 (0.7)

1.3 (0.5)

Family

3.0 (0.7)

2.9 (0.8)

3.1 (0.6)

2.9 (0.8)

3.1 (0.8)

2.8 (0.8)

Marriage

3.1 (0.8)

3.0 (0.8)

3.1 (0.7)

2.9 (0.8)

3.0 (0.9)

2.9 (0.8)

Friends

2.6 (0.8)

2.6 (0.8)

2.6 (0.8)

2.3 (0.9)

2.4 (0.9)

2.2 (0.9)

Self as a whole

2.6 (0.7)

2.5 (0.8)

2.6 (0.7)

2.4 (0.8)

2.6 (0.7)

2.3 (0.8)

Ability to do chores around the house

2.2 (0.9)

2.2 (0.9)

2.2 (0.8)

1.6 (0.8)

1.7 (0.8)

1.5 (0.7)

Ability to do things for fun

2.4 (0.8)

2.3 (0.9)

2.4 (0.8)

1.9 (0.8)

2.2 (0.9)

1.7 (0.8)

Money

2.5 (0.7)

2.4 (0.8)

2.6 (0.7)

2.5 (0.8)

2.4 (0.8)

2.6 (0.8)

Life as a whole

2.6 (0.7)

2.6 (0.8)

2.7 (0.7)

2.4 (0.7)

2.5 (0.7)

2.3 (0.7)

  1. Points are assigned to each item as follows: poor = 1, fair = 2, good = 3, excellent = 4