Factor structure of the child health questionnaire-parent form in pediatric populations

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-138

  Drotar, Dennis ^a,e   Schwartz, Lisa ^b   Palermo, Tonya M ^c   Burant, Christopher ^d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Division of Behavioral Pediatrics and Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health questionnaire; Chronic health conditions; Confirmatory factor analysis; Exploratory factor analysis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANCER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERITIS; EPILEPSY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33644827350     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsi078     Document Type: Article

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