Italian translation, cultural adaptation and validation of KDQOL-SF, version 1.3, in patients with severe renal failure

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-51

  Klersy, Catherine ^a   Callegari, Aliria ^a   Giorgi, Ines ^b   Sepe, Vincenzo ^a   Efficace, Emanuela ^b   Politi, Pierluigi ^c  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; International validation; Italian; KDQOL SF; QOL; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; ITALY; KIDNEY DISEASE QUALITY OF LIFE SHORT FORM; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; ADULT; ALGORITHM; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34447276182     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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