Medline ® Abstract for Reference 20
of 'Evaluation of health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with a serious life-threatening illness'
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Measuring health status: a new tool for clinicians and epidemiologists.
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Hunt SM, McEwen J, McKenna SP
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J R Coll Gen Pract. 1985;35(273):185.
The development and validation of a short and simple measure of perceived health problems is described. Extensive testing with selected groups, including the elderly, the chronically ill, pregnant women, fracture victims, and a random sample of the community has established the face, content and criterion validity, and the reliability of the instrument. The Nottingham Health Profile is intended as a standardized tool for the survey of health problems in a population, but is equally valid and useful as a means of evaluating the outcome of medical and/or social interventions and as an adjunct to the clinical interview.
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