Development of a psychosocial adaptation questionnaire for Chinese patients with visual impairments

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 19-20, 2011, Pages 2822-2829

  Zhang, Xiu jie ^a   Wang, Ai ping ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Eye disease; Nursing; Psychometrics; Psychosocial adaptation; Questionnaires; Reliability; Validity; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 80052577182     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03813.x     Document Type: Article

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