Reviews the literature since 1967 on subjective well-being (SWB [including happiness, life
satisfaction, and positive affect]) in 3 areas: measurement, causal factors, and theory. Most …

Quality of life is of central concern in evaluative research, improved quality of life is probably
the most desirable outcome of all health care policies However, definitions of quality of life …

Entrepreneurship research typically emphasizes firm-level outcomes such as growth and
performance. However, people pursue entrepreneurship for deeply personal, idiosyncratic …

Subjective well-being (SWB) comprises people's longer-term levels of pleasant affect, lack of
unpleasant affect, and life satisfaction. It displays moderately high levels of cross-situational …

Objective.—To evaluate how well quality of life is being measured in the medical literature
and to offer a new approach to the measurement. Data Sources.—Original English …

The purpose of the study on which this article is based was to assess the validity and
reliability of an instrument designed to measure quality of life. Sixty-four items applicable to …

The well-being of family caregivers of older memory-impaired adults was examined in four
dimensions: physical health, mental health, financial resources, and social participation …

Page 1 Measuring HEALTH third edition A review of quality of life measurement scales Ann
Bowling Page 2 MEASURING HEALTH Third Edition Page 3 Page 4 MEASURING HEALTH …

A concepção de saúde inclui bem-estar como um conceito chave. Em decorrência,
encontram-se na literatura diferentes proposições teóricas para bem-estar. Este artigo tem …

The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Quality of Life
Index (QLI)(Ferrans & Powers, 1985). The sample consisted of 349 patients selected …