Validation of the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire in home hospice settings in Israel.

作者: Netta Bentur , Shirli Resnizky

DOI: 10.1191/0269216305PM1052OA

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摘要: Given that the meaning and significance of 'quality life' can differ among language cultural groups, it is incumbent upon researchers to assess whether tool they have chosen appropriate population under study. This study aimed test reliability validity McGill Quality Life Questionnaire (MQOL) translated into Hebrew for use with palliative care patients in Israel. In this, as previous studies, 16 questions clustered four domains (physical, psychological, existential well-being support), although distribution items them differed somewhat. The psychological had an independent effect on overall quality life Israel, other countries. It seems this produces similar responses metastatic cancer around world, hence be used compare services different

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