Responsiveness of the EuroQol (EQ-5D) and the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) in elderly patients with femoral neck fractures

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 321-330

  Tidermark, Jan ^a   Bergström, Gunnar ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

EQ 5D; Femoral neck fractures; Health related quality of life (HRQoL); NHP; Responsiveness

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EUROQOL QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOTTINGHAM HEALTH PROFILE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 33846147003     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-006-9004-4     Document Type: Article

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