Validity and reliability of the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-20 questionnaire as a measure of quality of life in elderly people living at home

Age and Ageing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 169-174

  Carver, Daniel J ^a,b   Chapman, Chere A ^a   Thomas, Vince Salazar ^a   Stadnyk, Karen J ^a   Rockwood, Kenneth ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elderly; Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 20; Quality of life validation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH; SENESCENCE;

EID: 0032903857     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/28.2.169     Document Type: Article

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