Measuring outcome from Vestibular Rehabilitation, Part I: Qualitative development of a new self-report measure

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 169-177

  Morris, Anna E ^a   Lutman, Mark E ^a   Yardley, Lucy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dizziness; Outcome measure; Qualitative; Questionnaire; Vestibular rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CARE; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION;

ADULT; DIZZINESS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41849113046     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020701843129     Document Type: Article

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