Cognitive interviewing methods for questionnaire pre-testing in homeless persons with mental disorders

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-52

  Adair, Carol E ^a   Holland, Anna C ^b,c   Patterson, Michelle L ^d   Mason, Kate S ^b   Goering, Paula N ^e,f   Hwang, Stephen W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive interviewing; Homelessness; Mental disorders; Pretesting; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84857920526     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-011-9632-z     Document Type: Article

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