Validation of an electronic version of the Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 658-667

  Olajos Clow, J ^a,b   Minard, J ^a   Szpiro, K ^a   Juniper, E F ^c   Turcotte, S ^a   Jiang, X ^a   Jenkins, B ^d   Lougheed, M D ^a,b  

^a KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Cissec Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Electronic medical record; Quality of life; Validation

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LONG ACTING DRUG; SHORT ACTING DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMOTIONALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ASTHMA; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951621333     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.11.017     Document Type: Article

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