Review Article

Outcome Measures for Dementia in the Advanced Stage and at the End of Life

Table 7

Items of quality of life in late stage dementia scale (QUALID).

SmilesIs irritable or aggressive
Appears sadEnjoys eating
CriesEnjoys touching/being touched
Has facial expression of discomfortEnjoys interacting with others
Appears physically uncomfortableAppears calm and comfortable
Verbalizations express discomfortā€‰

For further information see Weiner et al., 2000 [14].