| Publication |
| Author(s) | Covinsky, K.E.; Connors, A.F.; Landefeld, S.; Wu, A.W. |
| Title | Health Status versus Quality of Life in Older Patients: Does the Distinction Matter? |
| Source | The American Journal of Medicine, 1999, Vol. 106, 435 - 440 |
| Investigation |
| Public | 80+ aged patients 2 months after hospitalization, USA, 1994 |
| | 80+ aged patients of 4 hospitals, february-november 1994.
Patients were included regardless of diagnosis, unless they were admitted for elective surgery, were discharged within 48 hours of admission, had the acquired immunnodeficiency syndrom(AIDS), or had multiple trauma.
The current analysis included patients who were alive 2 months after discharge. intervieweble by phone, and cognitively intact. |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Non-probability purposive-expert sample |
| Respondents N = | 493 |
| Non Response | 564 |
| Assesment | Interview: telephone (CATI) |
| Happiness measure(s) used |