An investigation of the construct validity of the ICECAP-A capability measure

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1831-1840

  Al Janabi, Hareth ^a   Peters, Tim J ^b   Brazier, John ^c   Bryan, Stirling ^d   Flynn, Terry N ^e   Clemens, Sam ^f   Moody, Alison ^g   Coast, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capability approach; Health economics; Outcomes; Psychometrics; Quality of life; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884413659     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-012-0293-5     Document Type: Article

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