Integrating response shift into health-related quality of life research: a theoretical model

Volume: 48, Issue: 11, Pages: 1507 - 1515
Published: Jun 1, 1999
Abstract
Patients confronted with a life-threatening or chronic disease are faced with the necessity to accommodate to their illness. An important mediator of this adaptation process is 'response shift' which involves changing internal standards, values and the conceptualization of quality of life (QOL). Integrating response shift into QOL research would allow a better understanding of how QOL is affected by changes in health status and would direct the...
Paper Details
Title
Integrating response shift into health-related quality of life research: a theoretical model
Published Date
Jun 1, 1999
Volume
48
Issue
11
Pages
1507 - 1515
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