Apathy and health-related quality of life in nursing home residents.
Johanna M H NijstenRoeslan LeontjevasMartin SmalbruggeRaymond T C M KoopmansDebby L GerritsenPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2018)
Apathy is negatively associated with NH resident HRQoL as reported by proxies. Depression and cognitive functioning do not moderate this association. NH residents do not self-report a relationship between apathy and HRQoL. More research is needed to understand caregiver and NH resident attitudes and underlying assumptions regarding apathy and HRQoL.