[Measuring the quality of life of mentally-ill patients: is it possible to compare with quality of life of healthy population?].
Investigations of the quality of life of mentally-ill patients can be conducted with illness-specific assessment tools, e.g. Lehmans Quality of Life Interview guide. The present article reviews WHOQOL, which is the questionnaire method of the WHO, developed on the basis of a multidimensional quality of life concept. WHOQOL has been translated into Danish and validated by both patient groups and the Danish population. Data from the population investigations can be used as a reference when interpreting data from groups of patients. The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire has been used in an investigation of schizophrenic patients.
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Vibeke
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Diakonissestiftelsen, Peter Bangs Vej 1B, DK-2000 Frederiksberg. vin@diakonissen.regionh.dk
D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014944:World Health Organization