Validation of the Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale (SS-QOL): Test of reliability and validity of the Danish version (SS-QOL-DK)

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 620-627

  Muus, Ingrid ^a,d   Williams, Linda S ^b   Ringsberg, Karin C ^c  

^a HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^d Esboenderup Hospital   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DENMARK; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; POSTAL MAIL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE PATIENT; TELEPHONE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTAL SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 34547841392     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215507075504     Document Type: Article

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