Quality of life in the Danish general population - Normative data and validity of WHOQOL-BREF using Rasch and item response theory models

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 531-540

  Noerholm, V ^a,d   Groenvold, M ^b   Watt, T ^b   Bjorner, J B ^b   Rasmussen, N A ^c   Bech, P ^a  

^a Psychiatric Research Unit   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Institute of Psychiatric Demography   (Denmark)

^d FREDERIKSBORG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

General population norms; Metric properties of the WHOQOL BREF; Quality of life; Rasch analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; THEORY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE BREF QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 1642287951     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QURE.0000018485.05372.d6     Document Type: Article

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