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Correlates of a Single-Item Quality-of-Life Measure in People Aging with Disabilities
Objective: Practical quality-of-life (QOL) screening methods are needed to help focus clinical decision-making on what matters to individuals with disabilities. Design: A secondary analysis of a database from a large study of adults aging with impairments focused on four diagnostic groups: cerebral palsy (n = 134), polio (n = 321), rheumatoid arthritis (n = 99), and stroke (n = 82). Approximately 20% of cases were repeated measures of the same individuals 3–5 yrs later. Functional levels, depression, and social interactions were assessed. The single-item, subjective, seven-point Kemp Quality of Life Scale measured QOL. F...
Source: American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - November 22, 2015 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original Research Articles Source Type: research

Correlates of a Single-Item Quality-of-Life Measure in People Aging with Disabilities.
CONCLUSION: The Kemp Quality of Life Scale relates significantly to clinically relevant variables in adults with impairments. The scale's utility in direct clinical care merits further examination.This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially. PMID: 25888654 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Physica Medica - April 16, 2015 Category: Physics Authors: Siebens HC, Tsukerman D, Adkins RH, Kahan J, Kemp B Tags: Am J Phys Med Rehabil Source Type: research