Mild Behavioral Impairment and Quality of Life in Community Dwelling Older Adults
The study shows that MBI is associated with poorer QoL, independent of sex, on two QoL scales. We addressed depression/anxiety items in the EQ-5D as a potential confounder for the observed MBI-QoL association by conducting a sensitivity analysis that excluded those items from the EQ-5D total score and by employing a novel measure of QoL (QFS-5) that excludes psychiatric symptoms from measurement of QoL. Associations of MBI with the novel QFS-5 were similar to associations between MBI and the EQ-5D. Finding interventions to reduce the burden of MBI symptoms might improve quality of life.
Authors
- Pamela Roach
- Zahinoor Ismail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5529-3731)
- Eric Edward Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3956-1668)
- Dylan X. Guan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7065-1963)
- Clive Ballard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0022-5632)
- Anne Corbett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2015-0316)
- Byron Creese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6490-6037)
- Ibadat Warring
- Ellie Pickering
Institutions
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Exeter (GB)
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.6153
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.47
Funders
- University of Calgary
- Alzheimer Society
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Killam Trusts
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research