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Correlational findings

Study Lai et al. (2005): study TW 2000

Public
Elderly living in long-term care settings, Taiwan 2000
Sample
Respondents
N = 465
Non Response
9%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Environment domain
Our Classification
Error Estimates
Cronbach;s alfa:0,75 >0,70
Remarks
Environment domian subscale of Taiwan's abbreviated version of the WHOQOL-BREF, questions 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25
Distribution
Range=4-20 : Mean=12,20;  SD=1,74;  Median=12,00; Mode=12
Operationalization
Selfreport on 8 questions about the environment in the last four weeks:
a. How safe do you feel in your daily life?
b. How healthy is your physical environment?
c. Have you enough money to meet your needs?
d. How available to you is the information that you need in your day-to-life?
e. To what extent do you have the opportunity for leisure activities?
f. How satisfied are you with the conditions of you living place?
g. How satistied are you with your access to health services?
h. How satisfied are you with your transport?

Subscale of Taiwan's abbreviated version of the WHOQOL-BREF

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-QOL-cw-sq-v-5-c r = +.44 p < .001