Psychometric properties of the International Wellbeing Index in community-dwelling older adults

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 161-169

  Rodriguez Blazquez, C ^a,c   Frades Payo, B ^a,c   Forjaz, M J ^b,c   Ayala, A ^b   Martinez Martin, P ^a,c,e   Fernandez Mayoralas, G ^d   Rojo Perez, F ^d  

^a CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED SOBRE ENFERMEDADES NEURODEGENERATIVAS CIBERNED   (Spain)

^d CSIC Instituto de Economia Geografia y Demografia IEGD   (Spain)

^e Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

National Wellbeing Index; Personal Wellbeing Index; psychometric properties; quality of life; satisfaction with life; subjective wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL WELLBEING INDEX; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MOOD; NATIONAL WELLBEING INDEX; PERSONAL WELLBEING INDEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN;

EID: 79951675239     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S104161021000092X     Document Type: Article

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