Initial validation of the Chinese Quality of Life Questionnaire - Intellectual Disabilities (CQOL-ID): A cultural perspective

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 572-580

  Wong, P K S ^a   Wong, D F K ^b   Schalock, R L ^c   Chou, Y C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Hasting College   (United States)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese with intellectual disabilities; Cultural perspectives; Hong Kong; Quality of life; Scale validation; Self determination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 79955796585     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01412.x     Document Type: Article

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