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Bengtsson-Tops et al. (2005): study ZZ Scandinavia 2000

Publication

Author(s):
Bengtsson-Tops, A.; Bjarnason, O.; Hansson, L.; Sandlund, M.
Title:
Subjective versus Interviewer Assessment of Global Quality of Life among Persons with Schizophrenia Living in the Community: A Nordic Multicenter Study.
Source:
Quality of Life Research, 2005, Vol. 14, 221 - 229

Investigation

Public
25-55 aged schizophenic outpatients, Scandinavia, 2000
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability purposive-expert sample
Respondents
N = 387
Non Response
45
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Lead item not reported.
100 best possible life situation
.
.
0  worst possible life situation

Name: Cantril's self anchoring Ladder rating of life (modified version)
Classification:
C-BW-?-sq-ol-101-a
Author's label:
Cantril ladder: self rated
Page in publication:
224, 225
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 100 On range 0-10
Mean:
53.49 5.35
SD:
27.30 2.73

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Interviewer assesment of global quality of life Rating of happiness by interviewer Affective symptoms Scores on symptom inventories Total monthly income Personal income Avialable emotional relations Perceived opportunities for contacts Explained variance Summed socio-demographic + environment + health