Study Arnold et al. (2006): study NL 2001

Public:

COPD patients, before and after 20 week rehabilitation programme, Netherlands, 2001-2002

Sample:

Respondents:

N = 65

Non Response:

21

Assessment:

Questionnaire: paper
Patients filled questionnaires at the beginning (T1) and at the end (T2) of the program. The length of the programme varied, with the average duration being 20 weeks ( SD=11.2)

Correlate

Authors's label

Psychological functioning

Our Classification

Operationalization

Self reporty on the following questions:
a: How much of time, during the past month, have you been a very nervous person?
B: How often, during the past month, have you felt so down in the dumps that nothing could cheere you up?
c: How much of the time, during the past month, have you felt calm and peaceful?
d: how much of the time, during the paste month, have you felt downhearted and blue?
e: During the paste month, how much of the time were you a happy person?

SF-36 Psychological Functioning subscale

Observed Relation with Happiness