Development and cross-cultural translations of a 31-item quality of life in epilepsy inventory

Epilepsia

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 81-88

  Cramer, Joyce A ^a,b   Perrine, Kenneth ^c   Devinsky, Orrin ^c   Bryant Comstock, Lynda ^d   Meador, Kimford ^d   Hermann, Bruce ^e  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^d GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Dimensions of health; Epilepsy; Health related qualify of life; Quality of life in epilepsy inventory; Translocations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EPILEPSY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TRANSLATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031930762     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb01278.x     Document Type: Article

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