Factorial validity and norm data comparison of the Short Form 12 in patients with inflammatory-rheumatic disease

Rheumatology International

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 614-621

  Maurischat, Carsten ^a   Ehlebracht König, Inge ^b   Kühn, Alexander ^c   Bullinger, Monika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b Rehabilitation Center Bad Eilsen   (Germany)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

German norm data; Inflammatory rheumatic diseases; Pooled analysis; Quality of life; SF 12; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT CODING; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION RESEARCH; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 12;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 33645894197     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-005-0046-7     Document Type: Article

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