Psychometric evaluation of the Taiwanese version of the Kiddo-KINDL® generic children's health-related quality of life instrument

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 603-611

  Lee, Pi Hsia ^a   Chang, Lu I ^a   Ravens Sieberer, Ulrike ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Psychometric properties; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEPRESSIVE MOOD SELF DETECTING SCALE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; ITEM TOTAL CORRELATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VARIANCE;

ADOLESCENT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 43049156559     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-008-9328-3     Document Type: Article

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