Reliability of the LIFE-H satisfaction scale and relationship between participation and satisfaction of older adults with disabilities

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 1311-1317

  Poulin, Valérie ^a,b   Desrosiers, Johanne ^b,c  

^a Institut de Radaptation en Dficience Physique de Qubec   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Older adults with disabilities; Participation; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 70449715578     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280802572957     Document Type: Article

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