The Chinese Utian Quality of Life Scale for women around menopause: Translation and psychometric testing

Menopause

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 438-447

  Chen, Ping Ling ^a   Chao, Hsiang Tai ^b,c   Chou, Kuei Ru ^a   Huang, Hui Mei ^c   Cheng, Sue Yueh ^a   Utian, Wulf H ^d,e   Liao, Yuan Mei ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d National Institute of Pharmacy   (Japan)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Instrument development; Menopause; Quality of life; Utian Quality of Life Scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHINESE UTIAN QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE; CLIMACTERIUM; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LANGUAGE; MENOPAUSE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SHORT FORM 36; SYMPTOM; TAIWAN; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 84859428697     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: 15300374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3182331178     Document Type: Article

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