Kobayashi et al. (2005): study JP 2001
Publication
- Author(s):
- Kobayashi, K.; Green, J.; Kanemoto, N.; Shimonagayoshi, M.
- Title:
- Validation of the Care Notebook for Measuring Physical Mental and Life Well-Being of Patients with Cancer.
- Source:
- Quality of Life Research, 2005, Vol. 14, 1035 - 1043
Investigation
- Public
- Cancer out-patients, followed 4 weeks, Japan, 2001
- Sample
- Non-probability chunk sample
- Respondents
- N = 249
- Non Response
- 6%
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
By patients twice at home with a 4-weeks interval.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on 4 questions:
Thinking about the past week, please answer the questions below by circling one number.
Your life over the past week
A 10 the most peaceful feeling
.
.
0 none at all
B 10 the happiest feeling
.
.
0 none at all
C 10 the best quality of life
.
.
0 the worst
D 10 the most satisfaction with life
.
.
0 none at all
Summation: A+B+C+D/4 - Classification:
- M-FH-cw-mq-n-11-a
- Author's label:
- Subjective QOL
- Remarks:
- Cronbach alpha 0.91
- Page in publication:
- 1039
- Error estimates:
- retest after 4 weeks: r=+.57
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.05 7.05
- SD:
- 2.38 2.38