The response scale for the intellectual disability module of the WHOQOL: 5-point or 3-point?

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 537-549

  Fang, J ^a   Fleck, M P ^c   Green, A ^b   Mcvilly, K ^d   Hao, Y ^a   Tan, W ^a   Fu, R ^a   Power, M ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Intellectual disabilities; Item response theory; Likert scale; Physical disabilities; WHOQOL

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LIKERT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955816819     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01401.x     Document Type: Article

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