The quantitative measurement of family quality of life: A review of available instruments

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1098-1114

  Hu, X ^a,b   Summers, J A ^b   Turnbull, A ^b   Zuna, N ^c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Family quality of life; Intellectual disability; Measurement; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISABILITY; FAMILY; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY QUALITY OF LIFE; FAMILY STUDY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; REVIEW;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 81855185368     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01463.x     Document Type: Review

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