Baker et al. (1994): study US 1992
Publication
- Author(s):
- Baker, F.; Curbow, B.; Wingard, J.R.
- Title:
- Quality of Life of Bone Marrow Transplant Long-Term Survivors.
- Source:
- Bone Marrow Transplantation, 1994, Vol. 13, 589 - 596
Investigation
- Public
- Bone marrow transplant survivors 5 years after transplant, United States, 1992
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive-expert sample
- Respondents
- N = 157
- Non Response
- 22
- Assessment
- 
        Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)                    
 12 patients could not be contacted
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
- 
            Self report on 10 questions:
 
 During the past few weeks, did you ever feel ....? (yes/no)
 A Particularly excited or interested in something?
 B So restless that you couldn't sit long in a chair?
 C Proud because someone complimented you on something
 you had done?
 D Very lonely or remote from other people?
 E Pleased about having accomplished something?
 F Bored?
 G On top of the world?
 H Depressed or very unhappy?
 I That things were going your way?
 J Upset because someone criticized you?
 
 Answer options and scoring:
 yes = 1
 no = 0
 Summation:
 -Positive Affect Score (PAS): A+C+E+G+I
 -Negative Affect Score (NAS): B+D+F+H+J
 -Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS
 Possible range: -5 to +5
 
 Name: Bradburn's 'Affect Balance Scale' (standard version)
- Classification:
- A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a
- Author's label:
- Quality of life
- Page in publication:
- 590
- Full text:
- 
            Self report on single question
 
 How satisfied are you with your life as a whole?
 7 delighted
 6
 5
 4
 3
 2
 1 very unhappy
 
 Last question in 42 item SLDS scale in which many questions about satisfaction with life domains and health
 
 Possibly a time reference was mentioned at the start of this questionnaire
- Classification:
- O-DT-?-sq-f-7-d
- Author's label:
- Lifeaswhole
- Page in publication:
- 591
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.59 7.65
- SD:
- 1.36 2.27