A checking of the QWB model
Balaban et al. (1986) re developed weights for the QWB using a population of sufferers from rheumatoid arthritis. A comparison was made between the QWB score obtained for the 132 scenarios obtained from this population with the scores that would be relevant if Bush's original weights were used. 132 scenarios from combinations of Age, LEV, and CPX were formed, including "anchor" scenarios with optimal functioning, and duplicate scenarios to assess respondent consistency.