Psychometric properties of the initial Brazilian version of the CHQ-PF50 applied to the caregivers of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 437-444

  Morales, Nívea De M O ^a   Silva, Carlos H M ^a   Frontarolli, Ana C ^b   Araújo, Renata R H ^b   Rangel, Viviane O ^a   Pinto, Rogério M C ^a   Morales, Rogério R ^a   Gomes, Débora C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b Section of Therapy   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Child Health Questionnaire; Quality of life; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERCEPTIONS QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUADRIPLEGIA; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CAREGIVERS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROXY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 33847681054     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-006-9136-6     Document Type: Article

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