Health-related quality of life and health utility for the institutional elderly in Taiwan

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1169-1180

  Lai, Kuan Lang ^a   Tzeng, Rong Jye ^b   Wang, Bing Long ^a   Lee, Hong Shen ^c   Amidon, Roger L ^d   Kao, Senyeong ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health utility; Health related quality of life; Institutional elderly; Time trade off; WHOQOL BREF

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STROKE; TAIWAN; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TAIWAN;

EID: 18844458310     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-004-3061-3     Document Type: Article

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