Translation and validation of the Chinese version of the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index in patients with gastric tumor

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 469-477

  Yeung, Suk Ming ^a   Shiu, Ann T Y ^b   Martin, Colin R ^c   Chu, Kent Man ^d  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Gastrectomy; Psychometrics; Quality of life; Self report; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH SURGERY; STOMACH TUMOR; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 33749172433     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.03.049     Document Type: Article

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