VALIDITY OF A QUALITY OF WELL-BEING SCALE AS AN OUTCOME MEASURE IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE
VALIDITY OF A QUALITY OF WELL-BEING SCALE AS AN OUTCOME MEASURE IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE
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10.1016/0021-9681(84)90050-x
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发表时间：
1984-01-01
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TIMMS, R
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KAPLAN, RM;ATKINS, CJ;TIMMS, R
本文评估了幸福质量量表（QWB）作为慢性阻塞性肺疾病（COPD）研究结果衡量标准的有效性。 QWB 最初设计用作一般健康结果测量。对这种方法的一个批评是，它在仅限于特定疾病或病症的研究中可能无效。据报道，QWB 与在一项评估行为计划对 COPD 患者益处的实验中获得的各种其他结果指标之间存在相关性。试验数据表明，QWB 与 COPD 患者健康状况相关的表现和生理变量密切相关。 QWB 的一个优点是它可以转换为井年单位以进行成本效益研究。 QWB 作为特定疾病组的结果衡量标准具有许多优势。
This paper evaluates the validity of the Quality of Well-being Scale (QWB) as an outcome measure for research on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The QWB was originally designed for use as a general health outcome measure. One criticism of this approach has been that it may not be valid in studies limited to a specific disease or condition. Correlations were reported between the QWB and a variety of other outcome measures obtained in an experimental trial evaluating the benefits of behavioral programs for COPD patients. The data from the trial suggest that the QWB is substantially correlated with both performance and physiological variables relevant to the health status of COPD patients. An advantage of the QWB is that it can be transformed into well-year units for cost-effectiveness studies. The QWB has many advantages as an outcome measure for specific disease groups.