Cognitive functioning and quality of life: Diverging views of older adults with Alzheimer and professional care staff.

Staff reports cannot simply substitute reports of the subjective experience of residents with Alzheimer, so both judgments should be taken into account to form an adequate picture of QOL. Staff might be guided more strongly by a cognitive point of view when evaluating QOL of residents with Alzheimer disease, while the latter might have shifted their evaluation standards to cope adequately with the challenges posed by their disease.