Constructing an index for the Subjective Well-being under Neuroleptics Scale (SWN), short form: Applying structural equation modeling for testing reliability and validity of the index

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1191-1202

  Schmidt, Peter ^a   Clouth, Johannes ^b   Haggenmüller, Lars ^a   Naber, Dieter ^c   Reitberger, Ursula ^d  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LILLY DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^d Kendle GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Models; Quality of life; Schizophrenia; Statistical

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SUBJECTIVE WELL BEING UNDER NEUROLEPTICS INDEX; VALIDITY; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; GERMANY; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 33750595966     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-006-0069-x     Document Type: Article

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