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Short forms of subjective quality of life assessments from cross‐cultural studies for use in surveys with different populations
Author(s) -
Mühlan Holger,
Bullinger Monika,
Power Mick,
Schmidt Silke
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical psychology and psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.315
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1099-0879
pISSN - 1063-3995
DOI - 10.1002/cpp.573
Subject(s) - comparability , generality , psychology , quality (philosophy) , quality of life (healthcare) , inclusion (mineral) , relation (database) , social psychology , epistemology , computer science , data mining , mathematics , philosophy , combinatorics , psychotherapist
Among several advances in quality of life (QOL) assessment development, such as cross‐cultural comparability of measurements, inclusion of more specific target populations, and assessment on different levels of QOL generality, economy of measurement has become of increasing importance. As a consequence, construction of short forms and indices of original measures is common in QOL assessment development. The present paper puts special emphasis upon the issue of shortening measures and developing short forms in QOL assessment in relation to this development. Some basic principles and procedures of short‐form development in general are outlined, and selected prominent examples of short‐form development as applied to QOL assessment are described. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.