Content development of the optometric patient anxiety scale

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2007, Pages E729-E744

  Court, Helen ^a   Greenland, Katy ^a   Margrain, Tom h ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Healthcare outcomes; Patient optometrist relationship; Questionnaire; Rasch analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OPTOMETRY; PATIENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 35248860823     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31812f7361     Document Type: Article

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