Study Yates et al. (1980): study US 1978

Public

Cancer patients, estimated surv. 3 - 12 months, Vermont, USA, 1978

Sample

Respondents

N = 52

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Stuctured interview by social worker.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Performance Status

Our Classification

Operationalization

Karnofsky Performance Status Scale.
(Karnofsky, 1949)
Ranging from 0 (dead) to 100 (no complaints). In between scores f.e.:   60 requires assistance, 20 hospitalisation necessary.

Observed Relation with Happiness