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Positive Outcome 2: The Positive Psychology Outcome Measure (PPOM)

The Positive Psychology Outcome Measure (PPOM) The PPOM is a 16- item measure of hope and resilience developed by researchers at University College London (UCL) and the University of Nottingham. It was developed from 2014 - 2017 using both qualitative and quantitative methods. The hope subscale was adapted from the Herth Hope Index and the resilience scale was developed drawing on prominent resilience theories.  People living with dementia and experts were involved at every stage of the development procedure. A paper describing the PPOM in more detail was published in Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics in 2018 . People living with dementia identified multi-dimensional hope and general resilience as important concepts that contributed to wellbeing.  In a research project with 225 people living with dementia across the United Kingdom (UK), the PPOM had excellent internal consistency (α = 0.94) and was moderately stable over a one-week period (ICC = 0.88). The PPOM was signi
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Positive Outcome 1: The Engagement and Independence in Dementia Questionnaire (EID-Q)

The Engagement and Independence in Dementia Questionnaire (EID-Q) The EID-Q is a 26-item measure of social independence developed by researchers at University College London (UCL) and the University of Nottingham. It was developed from 2014 - 2017 using both qualitative and quantitative methods. People living with dementia and experts were involved at every stage of the development procedure and the measure was published in Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders in 2018. The measure consists of five subscales, all identified as important factors for wellbeing by people living with dementia: Activities of Daily Living, Decision Making, Activity Engagement, Support and Reciprocity.  In a research project with 225 people living with dementia across the United Kingdom (UK), the EID-Q had excellent internal consistency (α = 0.921) and was moderately stable over a one-week period (ICC = 0.768). Further the measure was positively correlated with existing measures of quality of
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