Applied research in quality of life |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : International Society for Quality of Life Studies : , : Springer, , 2006- |
Disciplina | 306 |
Soggetto topico |
Quality of life - Research
Social indicators Happiness Applied sociology Qualité de la vie Quality of life Rehabilitation Therapeutics Quality of Life Sociology |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodical
Periodicals. |
ISSN | 1871-2576 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | ARQOL |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910144512203321 |
Dordrecht : , : International Society for Quality of Life Studies : , : Springer, , 2006- | ||
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Applied research in quality of life |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : International Society for Quality of Life Studies : , : Springer, , 2006- |
Disciplina | 306 |
Soggetto topico |
Quality of life - Research
Social indicators Happiness Applied sociology Qualité de la vie Quality of life Rehabilitation Therapeutics Quality of Life Sociology |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodical
Periodicals. |
ISSN | 1871-2576 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | ARQOL |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996207390803316 |
Dordrecht : , : International Society for Quality of Life Studies : , : Springer, , 2006- | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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International journal of community well-being |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Cham, Switzerland] : , : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, , 2018- |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Soggetto topico |
Sociology
Quality of life - Research Well-being |
ISSN | 2524-5309 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910481997403321 |
[Cham, Switzerland] : , : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, , 2018- | ||
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Journal of patient-reported outcomes |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Heidelberg] : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2017]- |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Soggetto topico |
Quality of life - Research
Outcome assessment (Medical care) Patient Reported Outcome Measures Treatment Outcome |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Fulltext
Internet Resources. Periodicals. |
ISSN | 2509-8020 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | JPRO |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910265246603321 |
[Heidelberg] : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2017]- | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Journal of patient-reported outcomes |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Heidelberg] : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2017]- |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Soggetto topico |
Quality of life - Research
Outcome assessment (Medical care) Patient Reported Outcome Measures Treatment Outcome |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Fulltext
Internet Resources. Periodicals. |
ISSN | 2509-8020 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | JPRO |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996275449803316 |
[Heidelberg] : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2017]- | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Key actors in public policy-making for quality of life : facilitators and obstacles / / Graciela Tonon |
Autore | Tonon de Toscano Graciela |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (168 pages) |
Disciplina | 614.42 |
Collana | Human Well-Being Research and Policy Making |
Soggetto topico |
Quality of life - Health aspects
Quality of life - Research |
ISBN |
9783030904678
9783030904661 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Prologue -- Interview Script -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: The Role of the Actors in the Process of Transmitting Research Knowledge to the Public Policy Field to Improve peop... -- 1.1 The Theoretical Proposal -- References -- Chapter 2: Rethinking the Concepts of Quality of Life and Public Policy -- 2.1 Quality of Life: The Genealogy of the Concept -- 2.2 Public Policy: Evolution of the Concept throughout the Times and the Role of the Actors -- 2.2.1 The Genealogy of the Concept -- 2.2.2 The Actors in the Public Policy Field -- 2.3 Conclusions -- References -- Websites -- Chapter 3: The Production of Quality of Life Knowledge -- 3.1 The Characteristics of the Process of Production of Quality of Life Research Results -- 3.1.1 The Process of Knowledge Production -- 3.1.2 Quality of Life Knowledge Production -- 3.2 Power in the Research Field -- 3.3 The Importance of the Quality of Research Results in the Quality of Life Field for their Use in Policy Making -- 3.4 International Collaboration Between Researchers for the Production of Knowledge: The Creation of International Research Ne... -- 3.5 The Production of Knowledge in Times of COVID-19 -- 3.6 Conclusions -- Cases -- Case 1. When a University Professor Holds a Political Office: The Case of Secondary Education Curriculum Design by Marina Paul... -- Case 2: The Creation of an International Research Network by Tobia Fattore -- Case 3: An Online Course on Quality of Life and Happiness for the Building of Better Societies by Graciela Tonon -- References -- Documents -- Chapter 4: The Actors in the Process I: Researchers and Policy Makers -- 4.1 The Possibilities of Researchers to Decide their Research: Is Freedom Possible? A View from the Capability Approach -- 4.2 The Possibilities of Policy-Makers to Decide and Design Public Policies.
4.3 The Characteristics of the Relationship Between Researchers and Policy Makers -- 4.4 Conclusions -- Cases -- Case 1: The Granting of Research Funds by Christopher Wrathall -- Case 2: The Relationship Between Research and the Courts in the Field of Housing by María Laura Zulaica -- References -- Chapter 5: The Actors in the Process II: Citizen Participation in Public Policies -- 5.1 The Place of Citizens in the Policy Circle -- 5.2 About Citizenship and Social Citizenship -- 5.3 Citizens as Protagonists of Public Policies -- 5.4 Citizens´ Participation -- 5.5 Conclusions -- Case -- Case 1: Working with Citizens During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Response to the SDGs by María Laura Zulaica -- References -- Chapter 6: The Relationship between Aid and Quality of Life -- 6.1 Current Societies -- 6.1.1 The Characteristics of Current Societies -- 6.1.2 Social Support -- 6.2 The Concept of Aid -- 6.2.1 Aid from Organizations -- 6.2.2 Aid from Religious Associations -- 6.2.3 Aid from Informal Groups, Individuals and Families -- 6.3 The Relationship Between Aid and Well-Being for the Actors Involved in the Process -- 6.4 Aid in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic -- 6.5 Conclusions -- Cases -- Case 1: Online Religious Services Within the Framework of the COVID-19 Sanitary Emergency as a Social Communication Project by... -- Case 2. Fellows for Peace Program by Stacy Kosko -- References -- Chapter 7: The Contribution of Quality of Life Research to Policy Making -- 7.1 The Impact of Research Results on Policy Making -- 7.2 Methods and Techniques -- 7.2.1 The Use of Mixed Methods -- 7.2.2 The Techniques -- 7.2.2.1 Observation -- 7.2.2.2 Interview -- 7.3 Funding -- 7.4 Overcoming the Obstacles. Strategies to Improve the Use of Research in Policy Making -- 7.5 The Communication Between Researchers and Policy Makers -- 7.5.1 The Importance of Dialogue. 7.5.1.1 Epistemic Communities -- 7.5.2 When Researchers Write to Policy Makers -- 7.6 Summing Up: The Transmission of Research Results to the Public Policy Cycle -- 7.7 Conclusions -- Cases: Using Quality of Life Theory and Methodology for Policy Making -- Case 1: Quality of Life in Economics and Public Policy by Paul Anand -- Resources and Possible Barriers -- Case 2: The Luxembourg Index of Well-Being (LIW) by Francesco Sarracino -- Case 3: The Work of the Social Weather Stations in The Philippines by Mahar Mangahas -- Case 4: How Can Policymakers Use Indicators of Multidimensional COVID-19-Related Risk Factors to Inform Emergency Intervention... -- Case 5: Communication for Public Policy by Francisco Lavolpe -- Case 6: The Criteria for a Successful Project by Christopher Wrathall -- References -- Chapter 8: Final Remarks for a New Proposal -- References. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910568295903321 |
Tonon de Toscano Graciela | ||
Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2022] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A practitioner's guide to using child indicators / / William O'Hare |
Autore | O'Hare William P. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (129 pages) |
Disciplina | 306 |
Collana | SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research |
Soggetto topico |
Quality of life
Quality of life - Research |
ISBN |
9783030902919
9783030902902 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Sponsoring Organizations -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview -- 1.1 Introduction and Overview -- 1.2 Key Terms and Concepts -- 1.3 Development of the Child Indicator Field -- 1.4 Connections to Child Indicator Movement -- 1.5 The Development of an Organizational Infrastructure -- 1.6 Why Data and Research Are Particularly Important for Children -- 1.7 Sorting out Scholarship and Advocacy -- 1.8 Contents of this Publication -- 1.9 The Audience for this Material -- References -- Chapter 2: Analytic Frameworks and Perspectives for Measuring Child Well-being -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child -- 2.3 Child Development Perspective -- 2.4 Ecological Model of Child Well-being -- 2.5 Sociology of Children -- 2.6 Subjective Child Well-being Measures -- References -- Chapter 3: Uses of Child Well-being Indicators -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Increasing Public Awareness about Child Well-being -- 3.2.1 International Reports (Reports Including More than One Country) -- 3.2.2 Country Reports -- 3.3 Monitoring Child Well-being -- 3.4 Goal Setting for Child Well-being -- 3.5 Evaluating Programs and Policies Related to Children -- 3.6 Identifying Child-Centered Problems -- 3.7 Using Indicators in Research and Analysis -- References -- Chapter 4: Developing and Evaluating a Set of Child Well-being Indicators -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 What Is an Indicator of Child Well-being? -- 4.3 Statistics and Indicators -- 4.4 Indicators for Individuals and Population Indicators -- 4.5 Key Questions Related to Indicator Selection -- 4.6 Roles and Relationships -- 4.6.1 Getting Stakeholder Input -- 4.6.2 Using a Data Partner -- 4.6.3 Relationships with Agencies -- 4.7 Identifying Indicators of Interest -- 4.7.1 Domains of Well-being -- 4.7.2 How Many Indicators Do I Need?.
4.8 Where to Look for Potential Indicators -- 4.8.1 Administrative Data and Survey Data -- 4.9 Different Forms of Availability of Data -- 4.10 Selection Criteria and Considerations -- 4.10.1 Accuracy -- 4.10.2 Consistency and Comparability -- 4.10.3 Completeness -- 4.10.4 Readily Understandable -- 4.10.5 Balanced -- 4.10.6 Relevance to the Agenda -- 4.10.7 Using a Strategic Unit of Geography -- 4.10.8 Timeliness of the Data -- 4.10.9 Positive Indicators or Assets -- 4.11 Limitations of Data -- References -- Chapter 5: Data Analysis and Tabulation -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Description and Analysis -- 5.3 Level or Type of Statistical Analysis -- 5.4 Comparative Analysis -- 5.4.1 Comparisons Over Time -- 5.4.2 Comparisons Across Groups -- 5.4.3 Comparisons Across Geographic Units -- 5.5 Comparisons Using Ranking -- 5.6 Identifying Specific Place Names -- 5.7 Use of Statistical Significance Testing -- 5.8 Building an Index of Child Well-Being -- 5.9 The Issue of False Precision -- 5.10 The Challenge of Disaggregation of Data -- 5.11 Understanding the Meaning of Numbers and Rates -- 5.12 Outliers -- 5.13 Data Limitations -- References -- Chapter 6: Producing a Report and Disseminating Data -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Understanding the Audience -- 6.3 Communication and Child Indicators -- 6.4 Strategic and Opportunistic Communication -- 6.5 Presenting Data from a Comparative Perspective -- 6.6 Paper or Computers? -- 6.7 Should Reports be Produced Every Year? -- 6.8 Working with an Editor -- 6.9 Graphs and Maps -- 6.9.1 Line Graph -- 6.9.2 Bar Charts -- 6.9.3 Pie Charts -- 6.9.4 Maps -- 6.10 Auxiliary Products -- References -- Chapter 7: Examples of Indicator Projects and Reports -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre Report Cards -- 7.3 The UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). 7.4 The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) -- 7.5 KIDS COUNT Project -- 7.6 America´s Children: Key Indicators of Well-Being -- 7.7 KIDS COUNT on the Eastern Shore of Virginia -- 7.8 Kids Count Mexico -- 7.9 The Field of Child Indicators Studies in South Korea -- 7.10 Quebec, Canada -- 7.10.1 Our Target Audiences -- 7.10.2 How They Work -- 7.10.3 Our Publications -- 7.10.4 Biggest Achievement -- References. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910556883103321 |
O'Hare William P. | ||
Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2022] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quality of Life : The Assessment, Analysis and Interpretation of Patient‐Reported Outcomes / / Peter M. Fayers, David Machin |
Autore | Fayers Peter M. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England, : , : John Wiley and Sons, Inc., , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (544 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 362.1072 |
Soggetto topico |
Quality of life - Research
Health - Research - Methodology Quality of life |
ISBN |
0-471-96861-7
1-280-55484-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 5.3 Correlations -- 5.4 Construct validity -- 5.5 Cronbach's α and internal consistency -- 5.6 Implications for causal items -- 5.7 Conclusions -- 6 Factor analysis and structural equation modelling -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Correlation patterns -- 6.3 Path diagrams -- 6.4 Factor analysis -- 6.5 Factor analysis of the HADS questionnaire -- 6.6 Uses of factor analysis -- 6.7 Applying factor analysis: choices and decisions -- 6.8 Assumptions for factor analysis -- 6.9 Factor analysis in QoL research -- 6.10 Limitations of correlation-based analysis -- 6.11 Causal models. |
Altri titoli varianti | Quality of Life |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830868903321 |
Fayers Peter M. | ||
Chichester, England, : , : John Wiley and Sons, Inc., , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The quality of life : the assessment, analysis and reporting of patient-reported outcomes / / Peter M. Fayers and David Machin |
Autore | Fayers Peter M. |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (651 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.1072 |
Collana | THEi Wiley ebooks |
Soggetto topico | Quality of life - Research |
ISBN |
1-118-75902-8
1-118-75899-4 1-118-75901-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Principles of measurement scales -- Developing a questionnaire -- Scores and measurement : validity, reliability, sensibility -- Multi-item scales -- Factor analysis and structural equation modelling -- Item response theory and differential item functioning -- Item banks, item linking, and computer-adaptive tests -- Choosing and scoring questionnaires -- Clinical trials -- Samples sizes -- Cross-sectional analysis -- Exploring longitudinal data -- Modelling longitudinal data -- Missing data -- Practical and reporting issues -- Death and quality-adjusted survival -- Clinical interpretation -- Biased reporting and response shift -- Meta-analysis. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910137179703321 |
Fayers Peter M. | ||
Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The quality of life : the assessment, analysis and reporting of patient-reported outcomes / / Peter M. Fayers and David Machin |
Autore | Fayers Peter M. |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (651 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.1072 |
Collana | THEi Wiley ebooks |
Soggetto topico | Quality of life - Research |
ISBN |
1-118-75902-8
1-118-75899-4 1-118-75901-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Principles of measurement scales -- Developing a questionnaire -- Scores and measurement : validity, reliability, sensibility -- Multi-item scales -- Factor analysis and structural equation modelling -- Item response theory and differential item functioning -- Item banks, item linking, and computer-adaptive tests -- Choosing and scoring questionnaires -- Clinical trials -- Samples sizes -- Cross-sectional analysis -- Exploring longitudinal data -- Modelling longitudinal data -- Missing data -- Practical and reporting issues -- Death and quality-adjusted survival -- Clinical interpretation -- Biased reporting and response shift -- Meta-analysis. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827924403321 |
Fayers Peter M. | ||
Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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