The influence of place of administration on health-related quality-of-life assessments: Findings from the Veterans Health Study

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-124

  Miller, Donald R ^a,b   Clark, Jack A ^a,b   Rogers, William H ^c   Skinner, Katherine M ^f   Spiro III, Avron ^a,b,d   Lee, Austin ^a,e   Kazis, Lewis E ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Normative Aging Study   (United States)

^e USA   (United States)

^f Bldg 70 ^*

Author keywords

Health services research mt (methods); Health status indicators; Measurement error; Quality of life; Study design; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FITNESS; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PATIENT MONITORING; PILOT STUDY; PLACE PREFERENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WELLBEING;

EID: 16444377967     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004479-200504000-00003     Document Type: Article

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