Study Hinton (1979): study GB 1978
- Public
- End stage cancer patients, UK,1978
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 80
- Non Response
- 2%
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Bedside
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Mood assessments
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Ratings collapsed to 5 categories
- Distribution
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Interviewer rating
- depressed 6%
- sad 39%
- average 26%
- cheerful 9%
- elated 0%
Spouce rating of patient
-depressed 7%
-sad 37%
-average 20%
-cheerful 16%
-elated 0%
Nurse rating of patient
-depressed 9%
-sad 24%
-average 31%
-cheerful 16%
-elated 0% - Operationalization
- Rating of patients mood by:
A: Interviewer on the basis of a bedside open interview
B: Nurse
C: Spouce
All ratings expressed on scale
1 depressed
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 elated