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Table 2 Mean scores and standard deviation of living well measures in people with dementia and carers across subtypes

From: Dementia subtype and living well: results from the Improving the experience of Dementia and Enhancing Active Life (IDEAL) study

 

People with dementia

Carers

SwLS

WHO-5

QOL-AD

SwLS

WHO-5

WHOQOL-BREFa

AD

27.3 (5.5)

64.2 (19.5)

37.7 (5.5)

24.1 (6.4)

56.6 (19.6)

0.1 (2.0)

VaD

25.6 (6.3)

58.6 (21.2)

35.9 (6.5)

23.4 (6.3)

53.0 (19.3)

−0.1 (2.1)

Mixed AD/VaD

26.3 (5.9)

59.8 (21.0)

36.3 (5.8)

24.4 (6.5)

55.2 (19.9)

0.0 (2.1)

FTD

25.7 (5.9)

61.0 (20.5)

38.7 (5.4)

21.9 (7.2)

53.2 (21.8)

−0.2 (2.2)

PDD

22.0 (6.8)

47.9 (20.4)

33.1 (5.7)

21.5 (5.6)

50.1 (19.0)

−0.4 (1.8)

LBD

23.7 (5.2)

50.7 (17.8)

33.0 (6.3)

20.4 (7.9)

47.7 (20.9)

−0.7 (2.1)

Other

26.2 (7.6)

58.5 (24.8)

34.7 (8.1)

23.2 (6.4)

56.9 (18.3)

−0.4 (2.2)

  1. AD Alzheimer’s disease, VaD vascular dementia, FTD frontotemporal dementia, PDD Parkinson’s disease dementia, LBD Lewy body dementia, SwLS Satisfaction with Life Scale, WHO-5 World Health Organization Five Well-being Index, QOL-AD Quality of Life in Alzheimer’s Disease,
  2. aWHOQOL-BREF factor score estimated from six domains