The CAREQOL-MS was a useful instrument to measure caregiver quality of life in multiple sclerosis

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 675-686

  Benito León, Julián ^a,b,l   Rivera Navarro, Jesús ^c   Guerrero, Angel Luis ^d   De Las Heras, Virginia ^e   Balseiro, José ^f   Rodríguez, Elena ^g   Belló, Mireia ^h   Martínez Martín, Pablo ^i,j,k  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

^h Bayer Schering Pharma   (Spain)

ⁱ Alzheimer Center Reina Sofia Foundation   (Spain)

^j CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^k INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^l NONE   (Spain)

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Author keywords

All demyelinating disease; All health services research; Caregiver; Multiple sclerosis; Outcome research; Quality of life; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREQOL MS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DISEASE DURATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHORT FORM 36;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954995827     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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