Measuring Health: A Review Of Subjective Health, Well-Being And Quality Of Life Measurement Scales
Measuring Health: A Review Of Subjective Health, Well-Being And Quality Of Life Measurement Scales
An invaluable resource for health professionals and students engaged in research, this thoroughly updated edition provides a guide to the major measures of health and functioning.
Measures of subjective health, well-being and quality of life are introduced along with analysis of their validity and reliability and the evidence for using each one. Throughout the book each measure is explained with a summary of how each one is scored and used, making this a one-stop guide to understanding health measurements, and the basic concepts behind measuring health, quality of life and well-being.
• A new look and feel makes measures and scales easier to locate
• Further research and evidence provides a greater critique of the measures
• Useful source information to help you access each measure with permission
• The addition of new scales include the Warwick-Edinburgh Wellbeing Scale, the Older People’s Quality of Life Scale and the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire
• Expanded material on functional independence and functional assessment measures
Bowling, Ann
796ca209-687f-4079-8a40-572076251936
1 February 2017
Bowling, Ann
796ca209-687f-4079-8a40-572076251936
Bowling, Ann
(2017)
Measuring Health: A Review Of Subjective Health, Well-Being And Quality Of Life Measurement Scales
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4 ed.
Open University, 360pp.
Abstract
An invaluable resource for health professionals and students engaged in research, this thoroughly updated edition provides a guide to the major measures of health and functioning.
Measures of subjective health, well-being and quality of life are introduced along with analysis of their validity and reliability and the evidence for using each one. Throughout the book each measure is explained with a summary of how each one is scored and used, making this a one-stop guide to understanding health measurements, and the basic concepts behind measuring health, quality of life and well-being.
• A new look and feel makes measures and scales easier to locate
• Further research and evidence provides a greater critique of the measures
• Useful source information to help you access each measure with permission
• The addition of new scales include the Warwick-Edinburgh Wellbeing Scale, the Older People’s Quality of Life Scale and the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire
• Expanded material on functional independence and functional assessment measures
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