Development of the Huntington disease family concerns and strategies survey from focus group data

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-99

  Williams, Janet K ^a   Barnette, J Jackson ^b   Reed, David ^c   Sousa, Valmi D ^d   Schutte, Debra L ^e   McGonigal Kenney, Meghan ^a   Jarmon, Lori ^a   Phillips, Emily ^a   Tripp Reimer, Toni ^a   Paulsen, Jane S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Focus group; Health management; Huntington's disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955596723     PISSN: 10613749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1061-3749.18.2.83     Document Type: Article

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