Validation of the brief multidimensional life satisfaction scale in patients with chronic diseases

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 171-177

  Büssing, Arndt ^a   Fischer, J ^a   Haller, A ^a   Heusser, P ^b   Ostermann, T ^a   Matthiessen, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Life satisfaction; Patients; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRIEF MULTIDIMENSIONAL LIFE SATISFACTION SCALE; CANCER FATIGUE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SHORT FORM 12; SOLID TUMOR; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 63549086473     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2047-783x-14-4-171     Document Type: Article

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