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Providence College DigitalCommons@Providence Social ork Theses Social ork 4-23-2007 Meaningful Self-Reporting Of Quality Of Life In People Living With Dementia J ulie Sullivan Providence College, Jewl18kel@ Follow this and additional works at : /socialwrk_students Part of the Social ork Commons Sullivan, Julie, Meaningful Self-Reporting Of Quality Of Life In People Living ith Dementia (2007). Social Work Theses. Paper 9. /socialwrk_students/9 It is permitted to copy, distribute, display, and perform this work under the following conditions: (1) the original author(s) must be given proper attribution; (2) this work may not be used for commercial purposes; (3) users must make these conditions clearly known for any reuse or distribution of this work. MEANINGFUL SELF-REPORTING OF QUALITY OF LIFE IN PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA A project based upon an independent investigation, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Social Work. Julie Lynn Sullivan Providence College Providence, Rhode Island 2007 Abstract The aim of this research study is to investigate the hypothesis that people living with dementia can comment meaningfully on their quality of life. A careful literature review revealed that “while it is generally agreed that any appraisal of quality of life should as far as possible rely on the individual’s own perspective, having people with dementia evaluate their own quality of life remains a much-debated issue” although the findings of many recent studies support the theory that people with dementia can evaluate thei