Sex differences in the relative contribution of social and clinical factors to the health utilities index mark 2 measure of health-related quality of life in older home care clients

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages 80-

  Maxwell, Colleen J ^a,b,c   Kang, Jian ^a   Walker, Jennifer D ^d   Zhang, Jenny X ^a   Hogan, David B ^a,b   Feeny, David H ^c,e,f,g   Wodchis, Walter P ^h,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Canada)

^d CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INFORMATION   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^f CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^g Health Utilities Incorporated   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

ⁱ TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH UTILITIES INDEX MARK 2; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71049185919     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-80     Document Type: Article

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