Psychometric evaluation of the IWQOL-lite (Spanish version) when applied to a sample of obese patients awaiting bariatric surgery

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 802-809

  Andrés, Ana ^a   Saldaña, Carmina ^a   Mesa, Jordi ^b   Lecube, Albert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Obesity; Psychometrics; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EFFECT SIZE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; IMPACT OF WEIGHT QUALITY OF LIFE LITE; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; ITEM TOTAL CORRELATION; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OBESITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ESTEEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPANISH; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SPAIN; TRANSLATIONS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84862673902     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: 17080428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-011-0518-7     Document Type: Article

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