by Ho Mun-Wan, Audrey. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991. / Includes bibliographical references. / Title Page --- p.i / Thesis Committee --- p.ii / Table of Contents --- p.iii / Abstract --- p.ix / List of Figures --- p.xii / List of Tables --- p.xiv / List of Appendices --- p.xviii / Acknowledgements --- p.xxi / Statement of Originality --- p.xxiii / Chapter CHAPTER I --- INTRODUCTION: STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM --- p.1-11 / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2 --- Death and Quality of Life --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Pain and Quality of Life --- p.6 / Chapter 1.4 --- Measuring Quality of Life in Chinese Population --- p.8 / Chapter 1.5 --- The Research Problem and Sample --- p.10 / Chapter CHAPTER II --- LITERATURE REVIEW AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK --- p.12-62 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.13 / Chapter Part A: --- The Concept of Quality of Life / Chapter 2.2 --- Definitions of Quality of Life --- p.14 / Chapter 2.3 --- Towards a Structural Definition of Quality of Life --- p.19 / Chapter 2.4 --- Quality of Life: Subjective or Objective? --- p.22 / Chapter 2.5 --- Quality of Life and Social Cultural Context --- p.28 / Chapter Part B: --- Ideology and Psychology of Death and Dying / Chapter 2.6 --- Chinese Ideas on Death and Dying --- p.31 / Chapter 2.7 --- Western Religions in Hong Kong --- p.38 / Chapter 2.8 --- Local Folk Beliefs on Death and Dying --- p.41 / Chapter 2.9 --- Psychology of Death and Dying --- p.42 / Chapter Part C: --- Measuring the Quality of Life of Terminally I11 Patients / Chapter 2.10 --- Quality of Life of End Stage Cancer Patients of the West --- p.48 / Chapter 2.11 --- Factors Affecting Quality of Life of Terminally I11 Patients --- p.51 / Chapter 2.12 --- Existing Measures on Quality of Life and Pain --- p.55 / Chapter 2.13 --- Summary --- p.61 / Chapter CHAPTER III --- TOWARDS CONSTRUCTING A CHINESE QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE THE TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS --- p.64-107 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction: The Need for a Chinese Quality of Life Questionnaire (CQLQ) --- p.65 / Chapter 3.2 --- Preparatory Survey I: Identification of the Needs of Patients by Medical and Health Professionals --- p.67 / Chapter 3.3 --- Preparatory Survey II: Identification of the Needs of Patients by Severely I11 Patients --- p.75 / Chapter 3.4 --- Design of the Chinese Quality of Life Questionnaire (CQLQ) --- p.84 / Chapter 3.5 --- Preparatory Survey III: First Validation of the Chinese Quality of Life Questionnaire --- p.87 / Chapter 3.6 --- Preparatory Survey IV: Second Validation of the Chinese Quality of Life Questionnaire --- p.104 / Chapter 3.7 --- Summary --- p.107 / Chapter CHAPTER IV --- THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CHINESE PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE FROM THE McGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE --- p.108-128 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.109 / Chapter 4.2 --- Preparatory Survey I: Collection of Cantonese Pain Descriptors --- p.110 / Chapter 4.3 --- Preparatory Survey II: Pilot Test of the Preliminary Pain Descriptors --- p.112 / Chapter 4.4 --- Modification of the Cantonese Pain Questionnaire --- p.115 / Chapter 4.5 --- Preparatory Survey III: Pilot Test of the Modified Pain Descriptors --- p.122 / Chapter 4.6 --- Preparatory Survey The Development of A Scoring System --- p.122 / Chapter 4.7 --- Preparatory Survey V: Pilot Test of the Final Draft of the Chinese Pain Questionnaire (CPQ) --- p.126 / Chapter 4.8 --- Summary --- p.128 / Chapter CHAPTER V --- EXPLORING THE VALIDITY OF TWO NEWLY DEVELOPED QUESTIONNAIRES: CQLQ AND CPQ - A FEASIBILITY STUDY --- p.129-161 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.130 / Chapter 5.2 --- The Study Design and Methodology --- p.130 / Chapter 5.3 --- "The Demographic, Social, Economic, and Illness Status of Subjects" --- p.145 / Chapter 5.4 --- Summary --- p.161 / Chapter CHAPTER VI --- THE VALIDATION FINDINGS --- p.162-241 / Chapter 6.1 --- Introduction --- p.163 / Part A / Chapter 6.2 --- Reporting on the Concurrent Validity in a Patient Sample --- p.163 / Chapter 6.3 --- Reporting on the CQLQ Validation Findings --- p.177 / Chapter 6.4 --- Reporting on the CQLQ Reliability --- p.211 / Chapter 6.5 --- Age and Quality of Life --- p.214 / Part B / Chapter 6.6 --- Reporting on the Validation of the CPQ Findings --- p.223 / Chapter 6.7 --- Summary of CPQ Findings --- p.241 / Chapter CHAPTER VII --- "STRUCTURAL, PAIN-ILLNESS, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE" --- p.242-286 / Chapter 7.1 --- Introduction --- p.243 / Chapter 7.2 --- Structural Model of Quality of Life --- p.243 / Chapter 7.3 --- Pain-Illness Model of Quality of Life --- p.264 / Chapter 7.4 --- Psychological Model of Quality of Life --- p.282 / Chapter 7.5 --- Summary --- p.286 / Chapter CHAPTER VIII --- CONCLUSION AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS / Chapter 8.1 --- Introduction --- p.288 / Chapter 8.2 --- The Chinese Quality of Life Questionnaire --- p.288 / Chapter 8.3 --- The Validity of the Chinese Quality of Life Questionnaire --- p.291 / Chapter 8.4 --- The Chinese Pain Questionnaire --- p.300 / Chapter 8.5 --- Liimitations and Implications --- p.304 / REFERENCES --- p.306-314 / APPENDICES --- p.315-408