Validity of an abbreviated Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (Q-LES-Q-18) for schizophrenia, schizoaffective,and mood disorder patients

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1693-1703

  Ritsner, Michael ^a,b   Kurs, Rena ^a   Gibel, Anatoly ^a   Ratner, Yael ^a   Endicott, Jean ^c  

^a SHA'AR MENASHE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment scales; Q LES Q; Quality of life; Reliability; Severe mental disorders; Validity

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CLOTIAPINE; FLUPENTIXOL DECANOATE; FLUPHENAZINE DECANOATE; HALOPERIDOL; HALOPERIDOL DECANOATE; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PERPHENAZINE; RISPERIDONE; SULPIRIDE; THIORIDAZINE; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL DECANOATE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 22144433764     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-005-2816-9     Document Type: Article

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