Barry M M, Zissi A
Department of Health Promotion, University College Galway, Ireland.
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 1997 Jan;32(1):38-47. doi: 10.1007/BF00800666.
This paper addresses the question of how well quality of life measures function as valid and sensitive outcome indicators of mental health services. Findings from the major empirical studies of quality of life in the mental health area over the last 15 years are reviewed. The extent to which existing studies provide evidence of the ability of quality of life measures to discriminate the impact of service interventions on the well-being of psychiatric clients is examined. Findings from cross-sectional, comparative, repeated-measures and randomised studies are presented. The available empirical evidence is critically examined and the methodological and theoretical implications of current findings for future work are considered.
本文探讨生活质量测量作为心理健康服务有效且敏感的结果指标的作用程度。回顾了过去15年心理健康领域生活质量主要实证研究的结果。考察了现有研究在多大程度上提供了证据，证明生活质量测量能够区分服务干预对精神科患者幸福感的影响。呈现了横断面研究、比较研究、重复测量研究和随机研究的结果。对现有实证证据进行了批判性审视，并考虑了当前研究结果对未来工作的方法学和理论意义。
