Abstract
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Background: In recent years an alternative measurement approach has developed
which uses proxy or surrogate reports by carers or clinical informants
as a means of assessing people with dementia. In recommending
a tool-kit of measures for dementia conditions, the Australian Dementia
Outcomes Measurement Suite (DOMS) project investigated this methodology
as it represents an important piece of complementary evidence when
assessing dementia conditions. This paper reports on work funded by the
Australian Government which aimed to investigate best practice assessment
methods in the use of proxy / informant / surrogate reports for people with
dementia.