Significance of measuring the quality of life in health evaluation

To evaluate the QUIK-R, a revised self-completed questionnaire for the quality of life (QOL), and to clarify the significance of measuring QOL in health evaluations, the results of 1,017 office workers were analyzed. The QUIK-R showed a high reliability and a high validity. There were significant co...

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Published inMethods of information in medicine Vol. 39; no. 3; p. 213
Main Authors Iida, N, Koyama, W, Kohashi, N, Hayashi, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.08.2000
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Analysis of Variance
Female
Health Services Research - methods
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Quality of Life
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:To evaluate the QUIK-R, a revised self-completed questionnaire for the quality of life (QOL), and to clarify the significance of measuring QOL in health evaluations, the results of 1,017 office workers were analyzed. The QUIK-R showed a high reliability and a high validity. There were significant correlations between the total score and the subject's age, sex, smoking habit, sleeping time, and exercise. Forty-two subjects with a good QUIK-R score had poor physical examination results. Our results show the usefulness of the QUIK-R and the importance of measuring the QOL in health evaluations.
ISSN:0026-1270
DOI:10.1055/s-0038-1634342