Brooks & McKinlay (1983): study GB 1980
Publication
- Author(s):
- Brooks, D.N.; McKinlay, W.
- Title:
- Personality and Behavioral Change after Severe Blunt Head Injury - A Relative`s View.
- Source:
- Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 1983, Vol. 46, 336 - 340
Investigation
- Public
- Severely head injured patients, Glasgow UK, 1980-82
- Sample
- Non-probability chunk sample
- Respondents
- N = 55
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
completed by close relatives. Close relatives defined as the person with the main responsibility for the patient was interviewed at 3, 6 and 12 month after injury.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Family rating on single question:
… personality of the patient now .. (full lead question not reported)
1 unhappy
2
3
4
5 happy
Item in longer adjective checklist - Classification:
- A-AOL-c-rdf-n-5-a
- Author's label:
- happiness
- Page in publication:
- 336-344