Psychometric evaluation of a new questionnaire measuring treatment satisfaction in hypothyroidism: The ThyTSQ

Value in Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 132-139

  McMillan, Carolyn ^a   Bradley, Clare ^a   Razvi, Salman ^b   Weaver, Jolanta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypothyroidism; Questionnaire; Thyroxine; Treatment satisfaction; Validation

Indexed keywords

THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; THYROID TREATMENT SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION PROCESS; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THYROXINE;

EID: 33646455214     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2006.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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