Development of a Daily Living Self-Efficacy Scale for Older Adults in Japan.

Objectives: Older adults tend to experience decreased enjoyment and fulfillment in life, social interactions, and independent living, with aging. These situations often result in lower levels of daily living self-efficacy in activities, which is one of the factors resulting in a decline in the quality of life (QOL) among older individuals. For this reason, interventions that help maintain daily living self-efficacy among older adults may also help maintain a good QOL.

[The effects of quality of life on behavioral and psychological symptoms in elderly people with dementia residing at long-term care facilities].

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to clarify how quality of life (QOL) affects the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSDs) among elderly individuals with dementia within long-term care facilities (e.g., long-term healthcare facilities, sanatorium-type medical facilities, and special nursing homes for the elderly).

[How quality of life indices reflect the behaviors of elderly people with dementia on dementia care mapping and the relationship among well-being, ill-being and the behavior category code].

Purpose: Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) is an observation and evaluation technique intended to improve the quality of care for elderly people with dementia, based on aims of person-centered care. The purpose of this study was to clarify that well-being and ill-being (WIB) levels affects the behavior category code (BCC) in long-term care insurance facilities.

Methods: In this study, we evaluated people with dementia who used care facilities between April 2005 and July 2007.

[Dementia Care Mapping-Japanese version(DCM-J) as a research evaluation method for measuring quality of life among elderly patients with dementia: reliability and validity of Well-being and Ill-being value].

Aim: Dementia Care Mapping is a behavior evaluation tool that can be used to measure and improve the quality of life of elderly patients with dementia. However, the reliability and validity of the Dementia Care Mapping-Japanese version (DCM-J) has not yet been established. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to clarify the reliability and validity of the Well-being and Ill-being (WIB) value of the DCM-J as a method for evaluating quality of life.

[Follow-up study on subjective quality of life for elderly persons with dementia using the Japanese version of Dementia Quality of Life Instrument (JDQoL)].

Purpose: There are few longitudinal studies on the subjective quality of life for elderly persons living in their own homes. The purpose of this study was to clarify the validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the Dementia Quality of Life Scale (JDQoL) used in a follow-up survey as part of a longitudinal study in Japan.

Methods: A baseline study was conducted from November 2002 to January 2003, and a year later a follow-up study was conducted from October 2003 to January 2004.

[Development of the Dementia Quality of Life Instrument-Japanese version].

Aim: The aim of this study was to develop the Dementia Quality of Life Instrument-Japanese version (DQoL-Japanese Version).

Methods: The subjects were 72 elderly patients, 19 men and 53 women (Vascular Dementia: 66, Senile dementia Alzheimer type 6) using day care and day services who had obtained approval for participation in the investigation. The interview survey was conducted from October 2002 to January 2003.

Behavioral and endocrinological evaluation of music therapy for elderly patients with dementia.

The present study investigated the effectiveness of music therapy for dementia patients using endocrinological and behavioral evaluations. The study comprised 10 patients with senile dementia who received music therapy; six had Alzheimer's dementia and four had vascular dementia. Music therapy was performed twice a week for 8 consecutive weeks (16 sessions).