Family and professionals underestimate quality of life across diverse cultures and health conditions: Systematic review

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 584-595

  Crocker, Thomas F ^a   Smith, Jaime K ^a,b   Skevington, Suzanne M ^c  

^a BRADFORD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Minton Hollins Building   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Minimal clinically important difference; Proxy; Quality of life; Social comparison theory; Systematic review; WHOQOL BREF

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MENTAL FUNCTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT SHORT FORM; CAREGIVER; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; META ANALYSIS; PROXY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CAREGIVERS; CULTURE; FAMILY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PROXY; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84928304516     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.12.007     Document Type: Review

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