The Schizophrenia Caregiver Quality of Life questionnaire (S-CGQoL): Development and validation of an instrument to measure quality of life of caregivers of individuals with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 126, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 192-201

  Richieri, R ^a   Boyer, L ^b   Reine, G ^c   Loundou, A ^d   Auquier, P ^e   Lancon C ^a,e   Simeoni, M C ^e  

^a HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Toulon La Seyne Hospital   (France)

^d ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Schizophrenia; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA CAREGIVER QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 79952009049     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.08.037     Document Type: Article

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