Assessing health-related quality of life in adolescents: Some psychometric properties of the first Norwegian version of KINDL®

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 102-109

  Helseth, Sølvi ^a   Lund, Thorleif ^b  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; KINDL; Psychometrics; Quality of life inventory; Validity and reliability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF ESTEEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WELLBEING; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTION; FRIEND; HEALTH STATUS; LANGUAGE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; STUDENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NORWAY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; TRANSLATING;

EID: 21844480113     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2005.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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