Establishing construct validity for the thyroid-specific patient reported outcome measure (ThyPRO): An initial examination

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 483-496

  Watt, Torquil ^a   Bjorner, Jakob Bue ^b,c   Groenvold, Mogens ^b,d   Rasmussen, Åse Krogh ^a   Bonnema, Steen Joop ^d   Hegedüs, Laszlo ^d   Feldt Rasmussen, Ulla ^a  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^d ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Patient reported outcomes; Quality of life; Questionnaire development; Reliability; Scale validation; Thyroid disease

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; LEVOTHYROXINE; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROIDECTOMY; TOXIC GOITER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; THYROID DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63949087627     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-009-9460-8     Document Type: Article

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