Development of the Idiographic functional status assessment: A measure of the personal goals and goal attainment activities of people with AIDS |
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Authors: | Bruce D Rapkin PHD Kimberly Dumont Arlene Correa MPA Sara Palmer Scott Cohen |
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Institution: | 1. Psychiatry Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center , Box 570 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York, 10021 Phone: (212) 639-3174;2. Health Research Program, Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, New York University , 50 West Fourth Street, Room 329, New York, New York, 10003 |
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Abstract: | Abstract This study presents the development of the Idiographic Functional Status Assessment (IFSA), an interview to assess functional status according to each person's unique point of view. This idiographic method asks people to state their personal goals in terms of things they want to accomplish, problems they want to solve, situations they hope to avoid, roles and relationships they want to maintain, and pursuits they want to relinquish. After describing their goals, respondents rate goal attainment activities they have pursued in the past month in terms of level of difficulty, dependence and other performance dimensions. In a study of 224 people with AIDS, the idiographic measure provided functional status scales that were relatively stable over time, and that correlated well with other subjective well-being measures and heath status criteria. Goal content measures derived from the interview can be used to distinguish sub samples that differ in terms of the determinants of quality of life. |
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Keywords: | Idiographic functional status AIDS subjective well-being personal goals quality of life |
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