Establishing a standard for patient-completed instrument adaptations in Eastern Europe: Experience with the Nottingham Health Profile in Hungary

Health Policy

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-61

  Lovas, Kornélia ^a   Kaló, Zoltán ^b   McKenna, Stephen P ^c   Whalley, Diane ^c   Péntek, Márta ^d   Genti, György ^d  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^c GALEN RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d Pest Megyei Flor Ferenc Korhaz   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Health status; Hungary; Nottingham Health Profile; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOTTINGHAM HEALTH PROFILE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; EUROPE, EASTERN; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HUNGARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TRANSLATING;

EID: 0037211816     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(02)00078-7     Document Type: Article

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