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Reliability and validity of the Thai "Global Person Generated Index", an individualised measure of quality of life (2010)
Journal Article
Martin, F., Rodham, K., Camfield, L., & Ruta, D. (2010). Reliability and validity of the Thai "Global Person Generated Index", an individualised measure of quality of life. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 5(3), 219-232. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-010-9106-6

The "Global Person Generated Index" (GPGI) is an individualised measure of global quality of life (QoL). Individualised measures have been used within a health context, however until recently have been rarely used to explore global QoL. This paper es... Read More about Reliability and validity of the Thai "Global Person Generated Index", an individualised measure of quality of life.

Interventions to promote cancer awareness and early presentation: Systematic review (2009)
Journal Article
Robb, K., Austoker, J., Bankhead, C., Forbes, L. J. L., Atkins, L., Martin, F., …Ramirez, A. J. (2009). Interventions to promote cancer awareness and early presentation: Systematic review. British Journal of Cancer, 101(S2), S31-S39. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6605388

Background:Low cancer awareness contributes to delay in presentation for cancer symptoms and may lead to delay in cancer diagnosis. The aim of this study was to review the evidence for the effectiveness of interventions to raise cancer awareness and... Read More about Interventions to promote cancer awareness and early presentation: Systematic review.

Validation of the WeDQoL-goals-Thailand measure: Culture-specific individualised quality of life (2008)
Journal Article
Woodcock, A., Camfield, L., McGregor, J. A., & Martin, F. (2009). Validation of the WeDQoL-goals-Thailand measure: Culture-specific individualised quality of life. Social Indicators Research, 94(1), 135-171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-008-9357-x

The aim of this study was to validate an individualised measure of quality of life (WeDQoL-Goals-Thailand). Three hundred and sixty-nine Thai people completed the WeDQoL by interview. Respondents rated (0-2) the perceived necessity for wellbeing of 5... Read More about Validation of the WeDQoL-goals-Thailand measure: Culture-specific individualised quality of life.

Twelve years' experience with the Patient Generated Index (PGI) of quality of life: A graded structured review (2007)
Journal Article
Martin, F., Camfield, L., Rodham, K., Kliempt, P., & Ruta, D. (2007). Twelve years' experience with the Patient Generated Index (PGI) of quality of life: A graded structured review. Quality of Life Research, 16(4), 705-715. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-006-9152-6

The Patient Generated Index (PGI) is an individualised quality of life (QoL) measure that has been in use since 1994. Various adaptations have been made to suit a variety of client groups. The PGI's psychometric properties have been studied but their... Read More about Twelve years' experience with the Patient Generated Index (PGI) of quality of life: A graded structured review.