Title Issues in the measurement of health-related quality of life / Rod O'Connor

Published [Fairfield, Vic.] : National Centre for Health Program Evaluation, 1993

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Description 82 pages ; 30 cm Series Working paper / National Centre for Health Program Evaluation, 1038-9547 ; 30 Working paper (National Centre for Health Program Evaluation (Australia)) ; 30 Contents Introduction -- Concepts and definition in health-related quality of life -- Scaling -- Reliability -- Validity -- Specific issues when constructing health-related QOL measures -- Some current tools Summary "This paper reviews the literature and discusses the major issues regarding the development of a reliable, valid and practicable instrument that could comprehensively measure a patient's quality of life."--Introduction Bibliography Bibliography: pages 74-80 Subject Health status indicators. Quality of life -- Evaluation. Quality of life -- Measurement. Genre/Form Health surveys. Author National Centre for Health Program Evaluation (Australia) ISSN 1038-9547 ISBN 1875677267

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