Examining Functional Content in Widely Used Health-Related Quality of Life Scales

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 94-99

  Hall, Trevor ^a   Krahn, Gloria L ^b   Horner Johnson, Willi ^a   Lamb, Gordon ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Disability; Function; Health status; Health related quality of life; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENTS SCALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MENTAL FUNCTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CONSENSUS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICK ROLE;

EID: 79956227361     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: 19391544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023054     Document Type: Article

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