Use of the WHOQOL-BREF for evaluating persons with traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1609-1620

  Chiu, Wen Ta ^a   Huang, Sheng Jean ^b   Hwang, Hei Fen ^c   Tsauo, Jau Yih ^d   Chen, Chun Fu ^e   Tsai, Shin Han ^a   Lin, Mau Roung ^f  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e St Mary's Hospital   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Injury severity; Reliability; Traumatic brain injury; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; TELEPHONE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VALIDITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33751581011     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2006.23.1609     Document Type: Article

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