The problem of measuring change in individual health-related quality of life by postal questionnaire: Use of the patient-generated index in a disabled population

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 761-769

  Macduff, C ^a   Russell, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change over time; Disablement; Health related quality of life; Patient generated index; Response bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTAL SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032452953     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008831209706     Document Type: Article

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