Development and pyschometric properties of the dialysis module of the WHOQOL-BREF Taiwan version

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 299-309

  Yang, Shu Chang ^c   Kuo, Pei Wen ^c   Wang, Jung Der ^a,b   Lin, Ming I ^a   Su, Syi ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Taipei National University of Arts   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dialysis module; Hemodialysis; Quality of life; WHOQOL

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOM; TAIWAN; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TAIWAN;

EID: 33645325130     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60121-2     Document Type: Article

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