The construct validity of the client questionnaire of the Wisconsin Quality of Life Index - A cross-validation study

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 128-138

  Caron, Jean ^a   Corbière, Marc ^b   Mercier, Céline ^c   Diaz, Pablo ^d   Ricard, Nicole ^e   Lesage, Alain ^e  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Psychometric properties; Schizophrenia; Wisconsin Quality of Life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMPLOYMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK; SYMPTOM; THEORY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0141717755     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.149     Document Type: Article

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