Hall et al. (1999): study US 1996
Publication
- Author(s):
- Hall, K.M.; Charlifue, S.; Knudsen, S.T.
- Title:
- Follow-Up Study of Individuals With High Tetraplegia (C1-C4) 14 to 24 Years Postinjury.
- Source:
- Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1999, Vol. 80, 1507 - 1513
Investigation
- Public
- Tetraplegia patients 14-24 years after injury, United States, 1996
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive sample
- Respondents
- N = 82
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
When telephone interview was not possible, face-to-face interviews or mailed questionnaires were used.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
How would you rate your quality of life?
1 very poor
2 poor
3 neither poor nor good
4 good
5 very good - Classification:
- O-QOL-u-sq-v-5-a
- Author's label:
- Quality of life
- Remarks:
- Reported distributon is based on a scale of 0 to 4. Observed distribution is based on a scale of 1 to 5 for comparability.
- Page in publication:
- 1509
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.93 -
- SD:
- 0.85 -
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Are you glad to be alive?
2 yes
1 no - Classification:
- O-V-u-sq-v-2-a
- Author's label:
- Quality of life
- Page in publication:
- 1509
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 2 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.90 -
- SD:
- 0.22 -
Correlational Findings
Breathing problems
Ventilator assistance