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| Evaluating the use of standardized health measures with older people: the example of social support | | Author(s) | C R Victor, L M Henderson, D L Lamping |
| Journal title | Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, vol 9, no 4, November 1999 |
| Pages | pp 371-382 |
| Annotation | Changes in the structure and philosophy of the NHS in the past decade have stimulated interest in the evaluation of health services interventions at both local and national levels. The philosophy of evaluation research is to determine the degree to which health or social care interventions achieve their stated objectives or outcomes. However the development of measures that are reliable and valid is a lengthy process and often beyond the resources for any one evaluation project. Adoption of a standardized, rather than custom-made measure, offers greater scientific rigour and the ability to make comparisons across different projects. However before using such measures, researchers must consider how appropriate these are for use with their own chosen population; and this paper focuses upon one specific aspect of quality of life, social support; how it is defined and measured and how appropriate are the most widely-used measures for older people. (KJ). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000522236 A |
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