QUALIDEM: Development and evaluation of a Dementia Specific Quality of Life Instrument. Scalability, reliability and internal structure

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 549-556

  Ettema, Teake P ^a   Dröes, Rose Marie ^a   De Lange, Jacomine ^b   Mellenbergh, Gideon J ^c   Ribbe, Miel W ^d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Intemal structure; Measurement; Quality of life; Reliability; Scalability

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 34250716464     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1713     Document Type: Article

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