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Validation and normative data of health status measures in older people — the Islington study
Author(s)	T Pettit, G Livingston, M Manela
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 16, no 11, November 2001
Pages	pp 1061-1070
Keywords	Health [elderly] ; Quality of life ; Dementia ; Depression ; Measurement ; Evaluation ; Islington.
Annotation	Health related quality of life scales have been developed to measure a global picture of patients' broader health and well-being. In a survey conducted as part of the Islington study of older people, the aim was to examine the validity and acceptability of the 12-item Health Status Questionnaire (HSQ-12) and 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12). Both the HSQ-12 and the SF-12 were able to distinguish between subjects with and without a wide variety of health states. The HSQ-12 is sensitive to change in health state; and only the HSQ-12 can distinguish between those with and without dementia. The present study is limited to the scales being interviewer administered, in a community setting. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-011204215 A
Classmark	CC: F:59: EA: ENR: 3R: 4C: 82LK
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