Design and psychometric evaluation of the psychological adaptation to genetic information scale

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-208

  Read, Catherine Y ^a   Perry, Donna J ^a   Duffy, Mary E ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Genetics; Research instruments

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISCLOSURE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 27744456208     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2005.00036.x     Document Type: Review

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