Development and validation of the first culturally based quality of life tool for Aboriginal Australians living with dementia or cognitive impairment

提高生活质量是护理提供者为痴呆症患者提供服务的中心目标。QOL工具可识别需要的领域，从而能够相应地规划和评估战略。痴呆症在澳大利亚原住民中非常普遍。目前还没有针对患有痴呆症的澳大利亚土著居民的生活质量评估工具。该项目将开发和测试患有痴呆症或其他认知障碍的澳大利亚土著居民的生活质量工具。此外，还将确定影响生活质量的因素。

Enhancing quality of life (QoL) is the central goal of care providers for clients with dementia. A QoL tool identifies areas of need, enabling strategies to be planned and evaluated accordingly. Dementia is highly prevalent in Aboriginal Australians. There is no QoL tool for Aboriginal Australians living with dementia. This project will develop and test a QoL tool with Aboriginal Australians living with dementia or other cognitive impairment. The factors affecting QoL will also be identified.