Two kinds of items in quality of life instruments: 'Indicator and causal variables' in the EORTC QLQ-C30

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 131-141

  Boehmer, Sonja ^a   Luszczynska, Aleksandra ^b,c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cancer; Causal variables; Construct validity; Factor analysis; Indicator variables; Quality of life instruments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CAUSALITY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 30744444162     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-005-8290-6     Document Type: Article

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