USING HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY-OF-LIFE MEASURES IN PHYSICAL THERAPY OUTCOMES RESEARCH

被引:63
作者
JETTE, AM
机构
[1] New England Research Institute, Watertown, MA 02172
来源
PHYSICAL THERAPY | 1993年 / 73卷 / 08期
关键词
OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH; TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS; GENERAL;
D O I
10.1093/ptj/73.8.528
中图分类号
R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学(修复外科学)];
学科分类号
摘要
This review article is meant to introduce the physical therapist to the concept of health-related quality of life (HRQL) for outcomes research. Reasons for the recent growth of interest in measuring HRQL outcomes are reviewed. Working definitions of overall quality of life and the narrower concept of HRQL are offered, and a conceptual framework is presented for organizing the various elements of HRQL. A brief review of issues faced in incorporating HRQL into outcomes research is provided. Guidelines are presented to guide the physical therapy researcher in selecting measures of HRQL appropriate to specific outcomes research applications.
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页码:528 / 537
页数:10
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