Summarizing health-related quality of life (HRQOL): development and testing of a one-factor model

2016287 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Shaoman Yin · North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

Rashid Njai · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Lawrence Barker · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Paul Z. Siegel · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Youlian Liao · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Abstract

Instead of using four individual items to measure HRQOL, it is feasible to study overall HRQOL via factor analysis with one underlying construct. The resulting summary score of HRQOL may be used for health evaluation, subgroup comparison, trend monitoring, and risk factor identification.

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Health disparities and outcomes Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Behavioral Health and Interventions

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Published in: Population Health Metrics

Volume 14, Issue 1, pp. 22-22

DOI: 10.1186/s12963-016-0091-3

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