A systematic review of the quality of psychometric evidence supporting the use of an obesity-specific quality of life measure for use with persons who have class III obesity: Diagnostic in Obesity and Complications

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 222-228

  Forhan, M ^a   Vrkljan, B ^a   MacDermid, J ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Impact of weight on quality of life; Obesity; Psychometric

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMPACT OF WEIGHT ON QUALITY OF LIFE LITE QUESTIONNAIRE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77649118553     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2009.00612.x     Document Type: Review

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