The self-assessment Global Quality of Life scale: Reliability and construct validity

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 287-297

  Ivarsson, Bo ^a   Malm, Ulf ^b   Lindstrm, Leif ^c   Norlander, Torsten ^d  

^a Bors Hospital   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Global Quality of Life scale; Mental illness; Quality of life; Schizophrenia; Visual analogue scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FEMALE; GLOBAL QUALITY OF LIFE RATING SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 77957947611     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: 14711788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13651501.2010.487217     Document Type: Article

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