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A health status indicator for the Chinese elderly in Hong Kong
1Dept of Applied Mathematics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom.
International Journal of Bio-Medical Computing
|October 1, 1995
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.