Two perspectives of proxy reporting of health-related quality of life using the euroqol-5D, an investigation of agreement

Medical Care

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1140-1148

  McPhail, Steven ^a,b,c   Beller, Elaine ^a,b   Haines, Terry ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c PA Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agreement; EQ 5D; Proxy; Quality of life; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; SELF REPORT; CUSTODY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN; PATIENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CENTER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PATIENTS; PROXY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION CENTERS;

EID: 55649100387     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31817d69a6     Document Type: Article

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