Factor analysis of the schizophrenia quality of life scale revision 4 (SQLS-R4) Chinese version and related factors

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 278-284

  Kuo, Po Ju ^a   Ma, Hui Ing ^b   Kuo, Chien Cheng ^a   Huang, Wei Che ^c   Chung, Ming Shun ^a  

^a Jianan Mental Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAINAN SIN LAU HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Quality of life; Schizophrenia; SQLS R4

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE DURATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXHAUSTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 70350747468     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: 14711788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13651500902919376     Document Type: Article

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