Quality of life data in older adults: Self-assessment vs interview

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 712-721

  Halvorsrud, Liv ^a   Kalfoss, Mary ^b  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b VID SPECIALIZED UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aged 80 and over; Data collection; Interviews; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Surveys

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED 80 AND OVER; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOROVIRUS; POSTAL MAIL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVEYS; TELEPHONE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; INTERVIEWS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVEYS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWALK VIRUS; POSTAL SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 84906930883     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2014.23.13.712     Document Type: Article

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