title: A health status indicator for the Chinese elderly in Hong Kong.
abstract: This paper proposes an instrument comprising of 28 questions on seven dimensions to assess the quality of life of a subpopulation. Our hierarchical model which utilizes Thurstone's Law of comparative judgment and Mckenna's modification will give a score from 0 to 100 of an individual's overall health quality. Also reported are the results of an implementation of the instrument on an elderly Chinese subpopulation in Hong Kong.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Applied Mathematics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Ip
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Pong
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Poon
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000339:Affect; D000368:Aged; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010146:Pain; D011788:Quality of Life; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012890:Sleep; D012934:Social Isolation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires