Linguistic validation of the Japanese version of the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE-31-P)

Journal of the Japan Epilepsy Society

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-32

  Inoue, Yushi ^a   Inayoshi, Dai ^a   Kasai, Yoshinobu ^a   Onuma, Teiichi ^b   Sasagawa, Mutsuo ^c   Yagi, Kazuichi ^a   Cramer, Joyce A ^d  

^a SHIZUOKA INSTITUTE OF EPILEPSY AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS   (Japan)

^b MusashinoKokubunji Clinic

^c NISHI NIIGATA CHUO NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Linguistic validation; QOLIE 31 P; Quality of Life (QOL); Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; DRUG EFFECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT; ENERGY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; JAPANESE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE IN EPILEPSY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEIZURE; SOCIAL STATUS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING;

EID: 67651040299     PISSN: 09120890     EISSN: 13475509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3805/jjes.27.22     Document Type: Article

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