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Good Health Is Not the Same as a Good Life: Survey Results from Brandon, Manitoba
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Michalos, Alex C.; Ramsey, Douglas; Eberts, Derrek; Kahlke, P. Maurine – Social Indicators Research, 2012
The aim of this investigation was to obtain some baseline self-reported data on the health status and overall quality of life of a sample of residents of the city of Brandon, Manitoba aged 18 years or older, and to measure the impact of a set of designated health determinants, comparison standards and satisfaction with diverse domains of life on…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Health, Public Health, Quality of Life
Arts and the Perceived Quality of Life in British Columbia
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Michalos, Alex C.; Kahlke, P. Maurine – Social Indicators Research, 2010
The aims of this investigation were (1) to measure the impact of arts-related activities on the perceived quality of life of a representative sample of British Columbians aged 18 years or more in the spring of 2007, and (2) to compare the findings of this study with those of a sample of 1,027 adults drawn from five B.C. communities (Comox Valley,…
Descriptors: Income, Life Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Correlation
The Quality-of-Life (QOL) Research Movement: Past, Present, and Future
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Sirgy, M. Joseph; Michalos, Alex C.; Ferriss, Abbott L.; Easterlin, Richard A.; Pavot, William; Patrick, Donald – Social Indicators Research, 2006
The purpose of this paper is to trace the history of the social indicators or quality-of-life (QOL) research movement up to today, forecast future developments, and pave the way for future growth. Broadly speaking, we tried to review historical antecedents from the point of view of different disciplines, with specialists in each discipline…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Social Indicators, Social Science Research, Prediction
Comparing Self-Rated Health, Satisfaction and Quality of Life Scores between Diabetics and Others Living in the Bella Coola Valley
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Grigg, Angela; Thommasen, Harvey V.; Tildesley, Hugh; Michalos, Alex C. – Social Indicators Research, 2006
Objective: To investigate the relative effect that diabetes has on self-rated health, satisfaction with various specific domains of life, and satisfaction with quality of life operationalized as happiness, satisfaction with life as a whole, and satisfaction with overall quality of life. Design: Mixed methods--mailed survey and chart review. Study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Quality of Life, Diabetes
The Relationship between Health Survey and Medical Chart Review Results in a Rural Population
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Voaklander, Donald C.; Thommasen, Harvey V.; Michalos, Alex C. – Social Indicators Research, 2006
The objective of this study was to understand the relationship between health survey and medical chart based information. The study population consisted of adult patients (17 years of age and older) attending the Bella Coola Medical Clinic who also completed a detailed Health and Quality of Life Survey. A total of 674 adults completed the Health…
Descriptors: Rural Population, Adults, Health, Measurement Techniques
The Satisfaction and Happiness of Some Senior Citizens in Rural Ontario.
Michalos, Alex C. – 1981
After reviewing recent gerontological literature on satisfaction and happiness from the point of view of explanations by analysis of constituents, explanations by synthesis of correlates, and mixtures of these two types of explanations, the report describes results of a social survey of 392 Huron County (Ontario) rural residents over age 60. The…
Descriptors: Community Satisfaction, Economic Factors, Happiness, Health