The Swedish version of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scales, form C. Aspects of reliability and validity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Advances in Physiotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-22

  Lundgren, Stina ^a   Eurenius, E ^a,b   Olausson, A ^c   Opava, C H ^a,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Skelleftea Hospital   (Sweden)

^c Division of Physiotherapy   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Internal external control; Questionnaire; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CONTROL; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SWEDEN; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VARIANCE;

EID: 33947140259     PISSN: 14038196     EISSN: 16511948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14038190601103548     Document Type: Article

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