Validation of the Chinese version of the MacNew Heart Disease Health-related Quality of Life questionnaire

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 326-335

  Yu, Doris S F ^a   Thompson, David R ^a   Yu, C M ^a   Oldridge, Neil B ^b,c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c Cardiology Fellowship Research and Cardiac Rehabilitation   (United States)

Author keywords

Angina; Coronary heart disease; Health related quality of life; Heart failure; Myocardial infraction; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LANGUAGE; MACNEW HEART DISEASE HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 40449098886     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2007.00863.x     Document Type: Article

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