Inflammatory bowel disease: Developing a short disease specific scale to measure health related quality of life

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 583-590

  Smith, G D ^a   Watson, R ^b   Palmer, K R ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Crohn's disease; Factor analysis; Health related quality of life; Inflammatory bowel disease; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENTERITIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; ARTICLE;

ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CROHN DISEASE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036676335     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(01)00042-6     Document Type: Article

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