Quality of life in adults with an intellectual disability: The evaluation of quality of life instrument

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 371-385

  Nota, Laura ^a   Soresi, S ^a   Perry, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Assessment; Intellectual disability; Psychometric requisites; Quality of life; Staff perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33645462764     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2006.00785.x     Document Type: Article

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