Objective Measurement of Subjective Well-Being.

Hahn, Elizabeth A.

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Publication Date: 2000

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Objective Measurement of Subjective Well-Being.

Hahn, Elizabeth A.

Popular Measurement, v3 n1 p65-67 Spr 2000

Demonstrates the usefulness of the Rasch model in evaluating the cross cultural equivalence of health-related quality of life instruments (HRQOL). Results from 195 U.S. cancer patients and 118 Austrian cancer patients identity biased items, providing a better estimate of each cultural group's HRQOL. (SLD)

Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Health, Measurement Techniques, Patients, Quality of Life, Well Being

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Austria

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