WHOQOL-BREF as predictors of mortality: A two-year follow-up study at veteran homes

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1443-1454

  Kao, Senyeong ^a   Lai, Kuan Lang ^a   Lin, Herng Ching ^b   Lee, Hong Shen ^c   Wen, Hsyien Chia ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elderly; HRQOL; Predictor of mortality; WHOQOL BREF

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSING HOME; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; WORK CAPACITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TAIWAN; VETERANS;

EID: 20544449702     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-004-7709-9     Document Type: Article

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