Response Shift Theory: Important Implications for Measuring Quality of Life in People With Disability

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 529-536

  Schwartz, Carolyn E ^a,b,c   Andresen, Elena M ^d,e   Nosek, Margaret A ^f   Krahn, Gloria L ^g  

^a DeltaQuest Foundation Inc   (United States)

^b Social Sectors Development Strategies Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Clinical Neurophysiology Lab (127)   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^f BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabled persons; Psychometrics; Quality of life; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SELF CONCEPT; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDITY;

DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33947583435     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.12.032     Document Type: Article

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