Compendium of quality of life instruments

Author(s)

• Salek, Sam

Bibliographic Information

Compendium of quality of life instruments

Sam Salek

John Wiley & Sons, c1998

• : set
• v. 1
• v. 2
• v. 3
• v. 4
• v. 5

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

English and over 40 other languages are represented by the Compendium

Description and Table of Contents

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.

Table of Contents

• 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.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA44474050
• ISBN:
  • 0471981451
• LCCN: 97042714
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: engmul
• Place of Publication: Chichester ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: 5 v.
• Size: 30 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RA407
  • NLM : WA 900.1 C737 1998
  • DC21 : 614.4/2
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Quality of life
  • LCSH : Health status indicators
  • LCSH : Health surveys
  • MESH : Health Surveys
  • MESH : Quality of Life
  • MESH : Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) -- methods
  • MESH : Questionnaires