Compendium of Quality of Life Instruments
Published on 20. January 1999
Book
Hardback
800 pages
978-0-471-98145-9 (ISBN)
Description
A patient's quality of life is an important outcome variable of any medical intervention. Assessment of quality of life is becoming more important and its potential uses will expand as more research leads to a better understanding of the values such measurement can bring. This volume presents questionnaires and related information for anyone working or interested in the field of health-related quality of life.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 375 mm
Width: 278 mm
Weight
5750 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-98145-9 (9780471981459)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Part 1 General quality of life assessment instruments. Part 2 Disease specific quality of life assessment instruments: anxiety and depression; stress; arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases - back pain; joint disease; osteoarthritis; rheumatoid arthritis; spondylitis; cancer - bone marrow transplantation; breast cancer; lung cancer; nasopharyngeal carcinoma; radiation therapy; cardiovascular diseases - hypertension; cerebrovascular and other vascular diseases - stroke; varicose veins; dementia; endocrine diseases - diabetes; gastrointestinal diseases: dyspepsia; inflammatory bowel disease; peptic diseases; HIV/AIDS: anorexia cachexia; hospice and palliative care - pain; terminal care; neurological diseases: epilepsy; multiple sclerosis; Parkinson's Disease; psychosocial and mental disorders: hopelessness; mood states; need assessment; patient attitude; patient satisfaction; pleasure; psychosocial adjustment; psychosocial behaviour and functioning; psychiatric disorders; rehabilitation - activities of daily living; functional independence; renal diseases: kidney disease; end stage renal disease; respiratory diseases - asthma; dyspnea; obstructive pulmonary disease. Part 3: Specific groups' quality of life assessment instruments - caregivers - informal caregivers; children: depression; functional independence; psychological health and well-being; elderly - activities of daily living; women - menopause; menorrhagia; pregnancy. Part 4 Economic specific quality of life indices.