Content of quality-of-life instruments is affected by item-generation methods

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 390-398

  Rat, Anne Christine ^a   Pouchot, Jacques ^b   Guillemin, Francis ^a   Baumann, Michèle ^c   Retel Rude, Nathalie ^d   Spitz, Elizabeth ^a   Coste, Joël ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^c EA 4003   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^e Institut Cochin   (France)

Author keywords

Instrument development; Item generation; Osteoarthritis; Qualitative methods; Quality of life; Quantitative methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 36549001818     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzm040     Document Type: Article

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