Perceptions of persons with Parkinson's disease, family and professionals on quality of life: An international focus group study

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 25-26, 2011, Pages 2490-2508

  Den Oudsten, Brenda L ^a,b   Lucas Carrasco, Ramona ^c,d   Green, Ann M ^e   Whoqol Dis Group, The ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d CRE Alzheimer Salamanca   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Parkinson's disease; Quality of life; WHOQOL instruments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEISURE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CAREGIVERS; FAMILY HEALTH; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; PARKINSON DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 81155138327     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2011.575527     Document Type: Article

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