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Table 7.

Mean Change and Measures of Concordance of Change in Suffering and Quality of Life Measures (N=54)

	Caregiver (n = 54)	Patient (n = 54)	Paired Difference^a (CG - CR)	Correlation^b r
Suffering Measures
Psychological	0.45 (5.3)	1.25 (5.2)	-0.81 (6.1)	0.340^*
Existential/Spiritual	-.0.06 (4.3)	1.57 (3.2)	-1.63 (5.7)	-0.105
Physical (Index)	0.11 (1.5)	-0.15 (1.1)	0.26 (1.7)	0.179
Quality of Life Measures
QoL-AD	-0.76 (4.2)	-1.06 (4.3)	0.30 (4.6)	0.381^**
DEMQOL	2.15 (10.9)	2.08 (8.5)	0.07 (13.8)	0.004

p < .05

^**

p < .01

Paired T-test (df=53) comparing differences in raw change scores between caregiver and patient rating.

Raw Pearson correlation (df=52) between change in caregiver and patient ratings for each scale.

QoL-AD = Quality of Life in Dementia.

DEMQOL = Dementia Quality of Life.