A post-discharge quality of life outcome measure for lower limb amputees: Test-retest reliability and construct validity

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 858-864

  Callaghan, Brian G ^a   Condie, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; AMPUTEES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0344466385     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215503cr689oa     Document Type: Article

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