Validity and reliability of the Malay version of WHOQOL-HIV BREF in patients with HIV infection

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1271-1278

  Saddki, N ^a   Noor, M M ^b   Norbanee, T H ^c   Rusli, M A ^c   Norzila, Z ^c   Zaharah, S ^c   Abdullah, Sarimah ^c   Norsarwany, M ^c   Asrenee, A R ^c   Zarina, Z A ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b Kota Bharu District Health Office   (Malaysia)

^c SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

HIV; Malay; Quality of life; Validation; WHOQOL HIV BREF

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; RELIGION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VALIDATION STUDY; WHOQOL-HIV BREF; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 70450179843     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120902803216     Document Type: Article

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