Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of multiple sclerosis quality of life questionnaire (MSQOL-54) in a Turkish multiple sclerosis sample

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 240, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 77-80

  Idiman, Egemen ^a   Uzunel, Fatma ^a   Ozakbas, Serkan ^a   Yozbatiran, Nuray ^a   Oguz, Meral ^a   Callioglu, Belgin ^a   Gokce, Nazan ^a   Bahar, Zuhal ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Expanded disability status scale; Multiple sclerosis; Outcome measure; Quality of life; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARAMETER; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANSLATIONS; TURKEY;

EID: 29144510069     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2005.09.009     Document Type: Article

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