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Interpretation of many-valuedness in quality-of-life instruments

dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, Luís Pedro
dc.contributor.authorEklund, Patrik
dc.contributor.authorGomes Alves Ferreira, Maria Augusta
dc.contributor.authorMagalhães Ribeiro, Anabela de
dc.contributor.authorFarinha, Maria Conceição
dc.contributor.authorPaiva, Maria Adelaide
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Tânia
dc.contributor.authorde Almeida Fontes, Ana Paula
dc.contributor.authorPinheiro, João
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-11T12:02:10Z
dc.date.available2024-11-11T12:02:10Z
dc.date.issued2024-04-15en_US
dc.date.updated2024-11-10T17:35:03Z
dc.description.abstractAssessment instruments for functioning in general and quality of life in particular often involve discrete scales with three, four, or five values, or Visual Analogue Scales (VAS) with a range 0–100. VAS scales often need to be downsized and discretized using intervals or clusters. Cutoff points for these intervals/clusters need to be carefully selected and justified. Our objective was to underline the importance of providing clear interpretations of many-valuedness appearing in quality-of-life (QoL) instruments, and to present a methodology for the provision of such clearness. Doing so, we view QoL scales as originating within the World Health Organization (WHO).eng
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dc.identifier.doi10.3390/proceedings2024099009en_US
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-4192335
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/26243
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAssessment instruments
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectQuality of life
dc.subjectVisual analogue scales
dc.titleInterpretation of many-valuedness in quality-of-life instrumentseng
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oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.startPage9
oaire.citation.titleProceedings
oaire.citation.volume99
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