Assessing content validity of the patient generated index using cognitive interviews

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1729-1738

  Tavernier, Susan S ^a   Totten, Annette M ^b   Beck, Susan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; instrument development; interviews; quality of life; validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82655184906     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732311420169     Document Type: Article

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