Development and validation of the Chinese version of the Reintegration to Normal Living Index for use with stroke patients

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 243-250

  Pang, Marco Y C ^a   Lau, Ricky W K ^a   Yeung, Paul K C ^a   Liao, Lin Rong ^b   Chung, Raymond C K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b The Guangdong Provincial Work Injury Rehabilitation Centre   (China)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Community integration; Participation; Quality of life; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STROKE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 79952540288     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0660     Document Type: Article

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