Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: Exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time

BMJ Open

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  Linton, Myles Jay ^a   Dieppe, Paul ^a   Medina Lara, Antonieta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AFFECT BALANCE SCALE; ARTICLE; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSULTATION; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PSYCINFO; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WELLBEING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; SELF REPORT; SPIRITUALITY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84978424158     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010641     Document Type: Article

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