Accuracy of health-related quality of life assessment: what is the benefit of incorporating patients' preferences for domain functioning?
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This article examines psychological variables associated with accurately assessing quality of life issues related to health in outpatients. Findings indicate that incorporating a patient's beliefs about physical, emotional, and social functioning domains in assessment procedures significantly increases accuracy for subjects who have strong beliefs about the importance of each domain.
Publication Name: Health Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0278-6133
Year: 2001
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Psychometric evaluation of the Beck Depression Inventory-II with primary care medical patients
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This article examines the psychometric properties of a widely-used psychological test designed to measure depression. Findings indicate that the test is an internally consistent, valid, and reliable measure of depression in primary care patients in a medical setting.
Publication Name: Health Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0278-6133
Year: 2001
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Why worry? Worry, risk perceptions, and willingness to act to reduce medical errors
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The influence of worry on potential patients' intentions to take precautionary measures is examined. The study results are presented.
Publication Name: Health Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0278-6133
Year: 2006
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