Brorsson et al. (1993): study SE 1991
Publication
- Author(s):
- Brorsson, B.; Hays, R.D.; Ifver, J.
- Title:
- The Swedish Health-Related Quality of Life Survey ( SWED-QUAL).
- Source:
- Quality of Life Research, 1993, Vol. 2, 33 - 45
Investigation
- Public
- 18-84 aged, general public, Sweden,1991
- Sample
- Probability stratified sample
- Respondents
- N = 2366
- Non Response
- 39%
- Assessment
-
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
With telephone follow-up of non-responders.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on 12 questions:
Do you agree or disagree with the following statements concerning your feelings during the last week?
A My time has been filled with things meaningful to me
B I have felt liked
C I have felt nervous
D I have felt tense
E I have felt down
F I have felt I have much to look forward to
G I have felt harmony
H I have felt emotionally stable
I I have felt sad
J I have felt impatient and restless
K I have felt annoyed
L I have felt lighthearted
Rated:
4 completely agree
3 partly agree
2 partly disagree
1 completely disagree
Computation: (A+B+F+G+H+L) - (C+D+E+I+J+K)
Possible range -18 to +18. Transformed to range 0-100
Name: Swedish Health-Related Quality of Life Survey (SWED-QUAL) Part 4 'Your feelings' - Classification:
- A-AB-cw-mq-v-4-a
- Author's label:
- Your feelings
- Remarks:
- Affect Balance computed by WDH team, subtracting Negative Affect (71.7) from Positive Affect (75.6).
- Page in publication:
- 43
- Error estimates:
- Cronbach alpha: PA .85, NA .86
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 100 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.90 -
- SD:
- - -