title: A quality-of-life index for clients with ischemic heart disease: establishing reliability and validity.
abstract: This article describes the method the authors will use to develop a valid and reliable instrument to measure quality of life as an outcome measure of a cardiac rehabilitation program. A discussion of the difficulties in conceptualizing and measuring quality of life and a summary of the contribution of prior studies to the development of the instrument are presented. Implications for cardiovascular nursing practice are also discussed.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rukholm
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McGirr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*