A HEALTH-STATUS INDICATOR FOR THE CHINESE ELDERLY IN HONG-KONG

被引:3
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作者
IP, WC [1 ]
KWAN, YK [1 ]
PONG, GTY [1 ]
POON, ACK [1 ]
机构
[1] HONG KONG POLYTECH UNIV,DEPT APPL MATH,HONG KONG,HONG KONG
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIO-MEDICAL COMPUTING | 1995年 / 40卷 / 02期
关键词
CHINESE ELDERLY; HEALTH LEVEL; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR;
D O I
10.1016/0020-7101(95)01137-4
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
This paper proposes an instrument comprising of 28 questions on seven dimensions to assess the quality of life of a subpopulation. Our hierarchical model which utilizes Thurstone's Law of comparative judgment and Mckenna's modification will give a score from 0 to 100 of an individual's overall health quality. Also reported are the results of an implementation of the instrument on an elderly Chinese subpopulation in Hong Kong.
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页码:133 / 137
页数:5
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