Evans et al. (1985a): study US 1980
Publication
- Author(s):
- Evans, R.W.; Blagg, C.R.; Garrison, L.P.; Hart, L.G.; Manninen, D.L.
- Title:
- The Quality of Life of Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease.
- Source:
- The New England Journal of Medicine, 1985, Vol. 312, 553 - 559
Investigation
- Public
- Patients with end-stage renal disease, 11 dialysis and transplantation centers, USA., 198?
- Sample
- Non-probability chunk sample
- Respondents
- N = 859
- Non Response
- 10%
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
We have talked about various parts of your life, now I want to ask you about your life as a whole. How satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days.....?
7 completely satisfied
6
5
4 neutral
3
2
1 completely dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Remarks:
- Values valid for all treatments. Unadjusted for Case Mix.
- Page in publication:
- 557
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.25 -
- SD:
- 1.62 -
Correlational Findings
Organ transplantation
Medication
Setting of medical treatment
Renal failure
Hemodialysis