Introduction and Validation of DoloTest®: A New Health-Related Quality of Life Tool Used in Pain Patients

Pain Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 396-403

  Kristiansen, Kim ^a   Lyngholm Kjaerby, Pernille ^b   Moe, Claus ^c  

^a EvidenceProfile ApS   (Denmark)

^b Norpharma A/S   (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

DoloTest; Health related quality of life; Pain assessment; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DOLOTEST SCORE; FACE VALIDITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 78149490818     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2010.00366.x     Document Type: Article

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