Comparison of disability and quality of life measures in patients with long-term psychotic disorders and patients with multiple sclerosis: An application of the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule II and WHO Quality of Life-BREF

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-149

  Chopra, Prem ^a,b   Herrman, Helen ^a   Kennedy, Genevieve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability; Health related quality of life; Multiple sclerosis; Psychotic disorders; WHO Disability Assessment Schedule II; WHO Quality of Life

Indexed keywords

HANDICAPPED PERSONS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SOCIAL DISABILITY; WHO DISABILITY ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE II; WHO QUALITY OF LIFE BREF;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VICTORIA;

EID: 43449120966     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e32830150e6     Document Type: Article

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