The Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging developed a measure, called “Observing Quality of Life in Dementia” or OQOLD, which enables professional caregivers in a variety of settings to assess the quality of life of persons with dementia based on their observations of those individuals during a variety of activities.
Quality-of-life scores, which range from a low of -3 to a high of +3, are based on the person’s level of engagement and/or emotional reaction during the activity.
Through a partnership with Benten Technologies, and thanks to a grant from the National Institute on Aging, Mather LifeWays staff members currently record their OQOLD scores on an iPod Touch. Data are wirelessly transferred from the iPod Touch to a website where the scores are organized into a variety of reports that staff can download and use to maximize both the quality of care provided and the quality of life of participants with dementia.
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