Quality of life among Swedish patients after stroke: Psychometric evaluation of SF-36

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-53

  Almborg, Ann Helene ^a,b   Berg, Stig ^a  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Institute for Health Sciences   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Psychometrics; Quality of life; SF 36; Stroke; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SHORT FORM 36; STROKE; SURVIVOR; SWEDEN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE;

EID: 59649099529     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0287     Document Type: Article

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