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Subjective and objective quality of life assessment: responsiveness, response bias, and resident:proxy concordance.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12408747     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Low language ability and response bias are frequently cited as impediments to valid responding to items on interview schedules. Structured interviews with a random sample of 154 adults with mental retardation showed that around two thirds of respondents were either unable to respond or exhibited response bias. There was a significant difference in scores on the Adaptive Behavior Scale between those who exhibited response bias and those who did not. In cases of nonresponse or response bias, the substitution of the respondent with a proxy respondent has been proposed as an alternative method of gathering subjective data. In this study concordance between individuals' responses and those of proxies was low on a subjective measure and high on an objective scale.
Authors:
Jonathan Perry; David Felce
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Mental retardation     Volume:  40     ISSN:  0047-6765     ISO Abbreviation:  Ment Retard     Publication Date:  2002 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-10-31     Completed Date:  2003-01-17     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  18640670R     Medline TA:  Ment Retard     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  445-56     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Welsh Centre for Learning Disabilities Applied Research Unit, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff, CF14 3BG, Wales, United Kingdom. perry@cf.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Aged
Attitude to Health*
Bias (Epidemiology)
England / epidemiology
Female
Humans
Language Development Disorders / epidemiology,  psychology,  rehabilitation
Male
Mental Retardation / epidemiology,  psychology,  rehabilitation*
Middle Aged
Personality Assessment / statistics & numerical data*
Psychometrics
Quality of Life* / psychology
Reproducibility of Results
Residential Facilities / statistics & numerical data
Wales / epidemiology

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