Development of a nursing home vision-targeted health-related quality of life questionnaire for older adults

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 722-733

  Dreer, L E ^a   McGwin Jr , G ^a,b,c   Scilley, K ^a   Meek, G C ^a   Dyer, A ^a   Seker, D ^a   Owsley, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EYE CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME VISION TARGETED HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 34848884400     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860701366186     Document Type: Article

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