Validation of quality of life and functional measures for older people for telephone administration

Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-42

  Lin, Ssu Yu ^a   Kerse, Ngaire ^a   McLean, Christine ^a   Moyes, Simon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Functional status; NEADL; Quality of life; Reliability; Telephone administration; WHOQOL BREF

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TELEMEDICINE; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 77957270542     PISSN: 11726164     EISSN: 11726156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/hc10035     Document Type: Article

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