Which measure of quality of life performs best in older age? A comparison of the OPQOL, CASP-19 and WHOQOL-OLD

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 273-280

  Bowling, Ann ^a   Stenner, Paul ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNICITY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79951610308     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.087668     Document Type: Article

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